Prices have increased in the troubled lime market in the Netherlands

Tholen - "The prices of the limes have picked up considerably in recent weeks after a period of extremely low prices. The cause is mainly due to the many delays of container boats, which means that there are weeks with no or hardly any arrivals from Brazil, so that the market is almost empty ", says Peter Bouman of FMI. "The delays are caused by the congestion in the port of Rotterdam, which means that boats have to wait a long time before they are unloaded or first call at other ports before coming to Rotterdam. The many delays do not do the quality of the limes any good, but given the shortage, the limes are absorbed reasonably well," says the importer. "Strict checks are also carried out throughout Europe for Xanthomonas, a citrus bacterium, which means that containers are regularly blocked that cannot be marketed in Europe. Brazil has loaded a ...