Press coverage · La Estrella de Panamá
La Estrella de Panamá: Panamanian Pineapple Reaches Saudi Arabia — Coverage of Dulce Tropical’s Export
August 2026 · Original article in Spanish
“Piña panameña conquista Arabia Saudita con nuevo envío masivo”
Read the original article at La Estrella de Panamá
Editor’s note: the original article refers to the company as “Dulces Tropical.” The correct name is Dulce Tropical, S.A.
What the coverage reports
La Estrella de Panamá, one of Panama’s longest-running national newspapers, covered the new large-scale pineapple shipment to Saudi Arabia in its economy section: 1,680 boxes of MD-2 pineapple, the third commercial container bound for the Saudi market.
The article describes how the shipment consolidates the opening of new international markets for Panamanian pineapple, with packing logistics executed in Panamá Oeste alongside collaborating producers and MIDA’s phytosanitary verification.
Shipment at a glance
- Product
- Fresh export-grade MD-2 pineapple
- Volume
- 1,680 boxes — third commercial container to this market
- Destination
- Saudi Arabia (Middle East)
- Origin
- La Chorrera, Panamá Oeste, Panama
- Inspection
- MIDA phytosanitary inspection (Plant Health, Panamá Oeste)
About Dulce Tropical, S.A.
Dulce Tropical, S.A. is a Panamanian exporter of premium MD-2 pineapple and tropical agricultural products, operating from La Chorrera, Panamá Oeste — the heart of Panama’s pineapple-growing region. The company grows, packs, and ships directly from origin, with phytosanitary inspection at packing and cold-chain logistics to international markets.
Beyond Saudi Arabia, Dulce Tropical structures Panama pineapple export programs to the Gulf (GCC), the United States, Canada, and Europe — see all destination markets.