This Could Be Seen As Bad News For Coconut Growers,

a pineapple that tastes of coconut, 

why buy a pineapple and a coconut when one fruit has the flavour of both, but will it catch on? the growers, Australia's Department of Agriculture hope so as today it announced it is in the final stages of developing the new variety, to be known as the AusFestival pineapple, workers have been perfecting the fruit for more than a decade,

'taste tests tell us that AusFestival is a winner - it has this lovely coconut flavour, which you won't find in any other pineapple in Australia,' horticulturalist Garth Senewski told the Australian Broadcast Corporation, 'it's sweet, low acid, very juicy,' he said, adding that its unique taste should prove popular with customers, it seems ideal for making a pina colada, but the Department of Agriculture although confirming the development said anyone hoping for a 'pina colada' pineapple will have to wait, it will be two years before the first are planted commercially, I had better put the bottle of rum back then!