I remember fresh meat for 3-5 rubles per kg, potatoes at 20 kopecki, and pineapples and watermelons in mid-winter.
en.wikipedia.org The main exports from the country include: bananas, pineapples, coffee, sugar, rice, vegetables, tropical fruits, ornamental plants, corn, potatoes.
en.wikipedia.org Other exterior decorations were of flowers, urns topped with pineapples, scrolls, etc.
en.wikipedia.org In addition, fruit trees such as paw-paw (papaya) oranges, guava, mango and pineapples are widely grown in gardens around buildings in the communities.
en.wikipedia.org These pineapples are rarely in commercial use any longer since they are soft and do not travel well.
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