The rainy season in Brazil and delays at London Gateway Port are causing a drop in lime export volumes. According to Sérgio Negrão, CEO and co-founder of the exporter Jagrao in Brazil, "Export logistics are still very slow and complex causing big losses for producers. The London Gateway port is completely congested delaying the transit time by up to 40 days."
He says last year's weather challenges in Brazil show climate change is getting more severe bringing more challenges to growers and exporters. "In limes and agriculture there is no year that is the same as the other, it's noticeable that climate changes are more extreme year by year. In 2024 the drought was very severe in many states of Brazil. Wells and rivers drying up, fires, loss of production, and at the end of the year so far, rain has returned in great volumes but all of this has caused the 2025 crop to change."
Negrão says things have changed drastically for Brazil's limes industry as a result. "Brazil does not have that large lime crop at the beginning of the year, which made an unprecedented event happen: the juice industry is paying good prices for the fruits giving extra breath to us producers. The exports represent only 5% of national production. The remainder is the domestic market and the juice industry. The harvest for industry doesn't require as much care, making its cost much lower than the harvest for export limes. It will be a different year. We from Jagrao will maintain a regular supply for export, but the market is always in charge. The market regulates itself and it always dictates the rules," concludes Negrão.
For more information:
Sérgio Negrão
Jagrao
Tel: +55 169 960 99462
Email: [email protected]
www.jagraobrazil.com