Agriculture · Agro-processing · Manufacturing

Pineapple Processing Plant

A value-adding facility processing locally produced pineapples for domestic and export markets.

The Pineapple Processing Plant seeks to establish a value-adding facility that processes locally produced pineapples into finished products for domestic and export markets. The project will reduce post-harvest losses, improve farmer profitability and stimulate agro-industrial development.

A visualisation of a fruit processing plant interior with a sorting line, stainless steel tanks and workers in protective clothing — Concept visualisation of the processing facility. This is a design illustration, not a photograph of a built plant.

Workers processing and canning pineapples at a processing plant

Rows of pineapple plants bearing fruit in a coastal field — Pineapples under cultivation on the coastal belt.

Project Status

Business Plan completed

Estimated Investment

R15 million

Jobs Anticipated

40 direct jobs

Source: DDM One Plan One Budget 2026/27, adopted by Council 29 July 2026.

A completed business plan sits behind the project. Processing close to the field cuts post-harvest loss, which is where most of the margin is currently lost.

Products

Pineapple JuiceCanned PineappleDried PineappleFruit ConcentratesJamFruit Snacks

Strategic Outcomes

Increase agricultural value addition.
Improve market access.
Promote exports.
Create employment.
Support local farmers.

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