菲律宾官方数据显示,2008年尽管全球经济下滑,但棉兰老岛出口产业仍然强劲上升,出口值达3.52亿美元。2007年菠萝出口值为2.48亿美元,而2008年菠萝出口值同比增长42%。虽然2008年受金融风暴的影响,但美国与日本依然进口菲律宾菠萝,占菲律宾出口量的60%。日本进口的主要是新鲜菠萝,而美国进口的是罐装菠萝产品。 Official data from the Philippines shows that although the global economy dipped in 2008, the export industry in Mindanao still maintained a strong rise with an export value of 352 million U.S. dollars. The value of pineapple exports in 2007 was US $ 248 million, while the value of pineapple exports in 2008 increased by 42% over the same period of last year. Although 2008 was affected by the financial turmoil, the United States and Japan still imported Filipino pineapples, accounting for 60% of Philippine exports. Japan imported mostly fresh pineapples, while the United States imported canned pineapple products.