Heat, humidity cause greater shrink in Mexican lime pack outs
High temperatures are impacting the Mexican lime crop. “It’s been 100 degrees for awhile with 90 percent humidity and that’s not normal for Veracruz. It’s been like this for the last four weeks,” says Alex Landin of Limonik Produce/Limones Monica, adding that widely spaced rains are also part of the problem.
While the crop looks to be larger than last year at
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