Tag: limes

“Our customers have been able to increase their unit sales significantly by diversifying their sourcing strategies to include lime from South America. To continue this momentum, we’re adding new key executives Jackie Carrillo and Dan Acevedo.”

Fourth of July holiday demand, rain in Mexico, and extreme heat throughout much of the US are tightening the supply of commodities such as strawberries, blueberries, limes, and tomatoes.

Markon Cooperative released these crop updates on lemons and limes on June 4, 2024, projecting tighter supplies and higher prices in June.

Peru's lime exports have shown a positive start to 2024, with an encouraging increase of 63 percent in the first three weeks, compared to the same period last year.

Driven by strong Superbowl and Valentine’s Day demand, overall produce industry prices remain 14 percent higher than in any prior year.

We didn’t intend for last week’s headline to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Let’s agree to blame El Nino, OK?

El Niño turned the chillers on. Now, growers across North America are scrambling to salvage the last bit of their fall season as production shifts to warmer climates.

Blueberries are El Nino’s most haunting victim yet. A relatively new commodity for Peruvian growers that some believed was too big of a risk to try in the first place.

On Friday, September 1st, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Market News began reporting Limes in a manner that is more consistent with the many grade offerings of that commodity so as to better reflect the range of quality that exists in the marketplace by using “Appearance.”