Decrowned pineapples from India and Indonesia

Public consultation on the draft report for fresh decrowned pineapples from India and Indonesia for human consumption has closed.

Risk analysis:

When we do a risk analysis, we:​​

• review the science on pests and diseases of concern
• assess and analyse biosecurity risks
• develop proposed risk management measures, if required
• consult the public on the draft report and then review comments
• publish the final report
• verify that the country can meet the recommended risk management measures
• develop import conditions
• publish import conditions in our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).

About the risk analysis

We initiated this risk analysis because India and Indonesia requested market access for fresh decrowned pineapples. As the 2 countries have similar pest profiles, the assessments of pineapples from Indonesia and India are being progressed as a single import risk analysis. Learn more about why we carry out risk analyses and our international obligations.

This risk analysis is being conducted as a review of biosecurity import requirements. This is because we have conducted a preliminary assessment of the potential pests associated with pineapples from India and Indonesia and have found that:

• the pests of concern are the same as, or of the same pest groups as those pests that have been previously assessed for pineapples and other horticultural goods.
• there are appropriate risk management measures already established for these pests or pest groups.

Draft report

We released the draft report on 16 July 2026 for a 60-calendar day public consultation period. This was extended due to stakeholder request and closed on 5 October 2026.

The draft report determined that the importation of fresh decrowned pineapples from India and Indonesia can be permitted provided they meet the biosecurity import conditions. All imports must come from commercial production areas of India and Indonesia.

Pests

Eight pests associated with decrowned pineapples from India and Indonesia require risk management measures to reduce the biosecurity risk to an acceptable level. These pests are:

• hard scales: trilobite scale (Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis)
• mealybugs: grey pineapple mealybug (Dysmicoccus neobrevipes), papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus), madeira mealybug (Phenacoccus madeirensis), Pacific mealybug (Planococcus minor), cryptic mealybug (Pseudococcus cryptus) and Jack Beardsley mealybug (Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi)
• thrips: cotton thrips (Frankliniella schultzei species complex).

Risk management measures

We proposed a range of measures to reduce the risk of these pests arriving in Australia via the fresh decrowned pineapple pathway. These measures are:

• a fruit treatment considered to be effective against all life stages of hard scales, mealybugs and thrips such as methyl bromide fumigation or irradiation, or
• a systems approach considered to be effective in mitigating the risks of hard scales, mealybugs and thrips on decrowned pineapple fruit, and approved by the department.

Announcement

We announced the commencement of this risk analysis on 27 September 2023.

Trade

Australia’s trade with India and Indonesia

India and Indonesia are important trading partners for Australia.

In 2024/25:

• India was Australia's 5th largest trading partner with two-way trade in goods and services valued at $54.4 billion.
• Indonesia was Australia's 9th largest trading partner with two-way trade in goods and services valued at $34.8 billion.

In 2025:

• India was Australia’s 8th largest export market for agriculture, fisheries and forestry, valued at $2.6 billion.
• Indonesia was Australia’s 4th largest export market for agriculture, fisheries and forestry, valued at $4.7 billion.

Pineapple industry in India

• India produced 1.7 million tonnes of pineapples in 2024. Less than 1% of pineapples grown in India are exported fresh. Most are either consumed domestically or processed.
• India exported 9,061 tonnes of pineapples (fresh or dried) in 2024. India’s largest export markets were Nepal, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Maldives and Qatar.

Pineapple industry in Indonesia

• Indonesia produced 2.7 million tonnes of pineapples in 2024. Less than 1% of pineapples grown in Indonesia are exported as fresh pineapple. Most are either consumed domestically or processed.
• Indonesia exported 10,779 tonnes of pineapples (fresh or dried) in 2024. Indonesia’s largest export markets were the UAE, China, Singapore and Malaysia.

Pineapple industry in Australia

• The Australian pineapple industry is well established, producing pineapples across an area of around 2,170 hectares.
• Australian pineapples are grown solely in Queensland, with the major growing regions including south-east Queensland, the Yeppoon area and North Queensland in Rollingstone and Mareeba.
• In 2025, the Australian pineapple industry produced 68,373 tonnes of pineapple values at $78.6 million. About 69% of Australian pineapples are sold fresh domestically, the rest are processed (primarily canned or juiced).
• Pineapples are available year-round, with peak production during spring and autumn.

Pineapple imports

• Australia permits the import of fresh decrowned pineapples from Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand, however trade has been minimal. All imports must meet Australia’s biosecurity import conditions.
• In 2025, Australia’s only pineapple imports were about 18 tonnes of fresh decrowned pineapples from Taiwan.
• An import risk analysis for decrowned pineapples from Malaysia has been completed, however import conditions are yet to be finalised.

Next steps

We are considering all comments we received on the draft report. Your feedback is helping to inform our final report.

We expect to release the final report in the second half of 2027. Please note that this is an indicative timeline and may be subject to change.

After verifying that India and Indonesia can meet the recommended risk management measures in the final report, we will develop import conditions. We will publish import conditions on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).

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Contact us

For more information, email imports@aff.gov.au or phone 1800 900 090 (when prompted select option 1, then option 1).