SUMMARY This work deals with monthly and annual behaviour of amount and price of pineappie commercialized at CEASAS of Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná, Brazil, from 1981 to 1990 and at CEASA of Santa Catarina, Brazil, from 1987 to 1990. The quantity commercialized increased 49,1% at CEASA/RS and 31,3% at CEASA/PR between 1981 and 1990 years and 19,4% at CEASA/SC between 1987 and 1990 years. The highest prices at CEASA/RS occured in 1986 and 1990, at CEASA/SC in 1987,1989 and 1990 and at CEASA/PR in 1986, 1989 and 1990. The highest monthly quantity commercialized occured in november, december and january at CEASA/RS, in november, december, january and february at CEA-SA/SC and in january and december at CEASA/PR. At CEASA/RS, the highest monthly prices occured in march, april and may, while at CEASAS of SC and PR. There were no differences among the months.
Pineappie; Ananás comosus; trade and price of pineapple
