When does Brazil export limes?

Brazil ships limes year-round. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market.

When do Brazil limes arrive in Europe?

On the Brazil → Rotterdam run, quoted at 12–17 days port to port, that window lands around Year-round — year-round. Add the road leg at either end.

Brazil lime export season (2026)

Brazil lime export season

Brazil ships limes year-round. Lands year-round on the Brazil → Rotterdam run.

Ships

Year-round

December–July at the shoulders

Lands

Year-round

on the Brazil → Rotterdam run, 12–17 days

Brazil limes: the export window by month, and the weeks each lane lands it.
Stage	Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Ships out of Brazil	Ships august–november peak · december–july shoulder
Brazil → Rotterdam 12–17 days · year-round	Lands year-round on the Brazil → Rotterdam run

Peak Shoulder Landing Port to port, across services rather than one schedule. Add the road leg at either end.

Varieties Tahiti Load ports Pecém, Natal, Salvador, and Santos

Year-round from São Paulo state, with the export peak from about August to November — the months when Mexican supply thins and the price is worth the longer voyage to Europe.

Brazil is the origin European buyers turn to when the Mexican market spikes, so this window is really a commercial one rather than an agricultural one. The trees produce all year; the shipping follows the price.

Last reviewed August 2026. Editorial ranges for a normal year, not a published schedule. Weather moves them, sometimes by weeks.

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Brazil lime export season

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