When does Colombia export limes?

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

When do Colombia limes arrive in Europe?

On the Colombia → Rotterdam run, quoted at 13–18 days port to port, that window lands around Year-round — year-round. Add the road leg at either end.

Lime export season in Colombia (2026)

Colombia lime export season

Lime season in Colombia: year-round. Lands year-round via Colombia → Rotterdam.

Ships

Year-round

November–April at the shoulders

Lands

Year-round

on the Colombia → Rotterdam run, 13–18 days

Colombia 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 Colombia	Ships may–october peak · november–april shoulder
Colombia → Rotterdam 13–18 days · year-round	Lands year-round on the Colombia → Rotterdam run

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

Varieties Tahití Load ports Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo, and Buenaventura

Year-round with a peak through the middle of the year. Colombia is the third origin on the European lime shelf after Mexico and Brazil, and it is the closest of the three.

Limes travel well and the trade is priced on freight and market timing rather than on quality differences between origins, so the Colombian window is worth watching mostly for what it does to the price when Mexico has a bad month.

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

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Colombia lime export season

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