“We’re not into the heart of the bell curve yet but we’ve been climbing in terms of our harvest and we’ll see peak production in another month,” says Jim Shanley of Morro Bay, Ca.-based Shanley Farms. “That usually lasts through September and part of October and then supplies decline a little bit as we approach the holidays.” The timing of supplies dwindling directly contradicts the peak demand for finger limes which is the holiday season.
Supply of the limes is even with last year’s volume, notes Shanley. “There’s probably a few more trees this season coming into production but the overall production is down a bit per tree, so I think they’re kind of balancing each other out a bit,” he says.
Serving new customers
At the same time, Shanley will shortly be stocking two retailers with its long-planned jarred pearl product, which have a three-week shelf life and are stored in the refrigerator. “We think the natural place to market those is at the fish counter because everything at that counter is better with our pearls on them,” says Shanley. “We’re hopeful demand for those is robust.”
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Jim Shanley
Shanley Farms
Tel: +1 (805) 323-6525
info@shanleyfarms.com
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