When does Mexico export limes?

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

When do Mexico limes arrive in Europe?

On the Mexico → Rotterdam run, quoted at 15–21 days port to port, that window lands around Year-round — year-round. Add the road leg at either end.

Lime export season in Mexico (2026)

Mexico lime export season

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

Ships

Year-round

October–April at the shoulders

Lands

Year-round

on the Mexico → Rotterdam run, 15–21 days

Mexico 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 Mexico	Ships may–september peak · october–april shoulder
Mexico → Rotterdam 15–21 days · year-round	Lands year-round on the Mexico → Rotterdam run

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

Varieties Persian Load ports Manzanillo, Lázaro Cárdenas, and Veracruz

Year-round, peaking through the Northern Hemisphere summer when the trees produce most and demand is highest at the same time.

Availability is not the risk on limes; price is. Weather in Veracruz or Michoacán moves the market inside a week, and a programme priced in March can look very different by July.

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

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Mexico lime export season

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