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Udo
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You don't need to smuggle them, Hook.
They are legal to bring NOB, just declare them (or not).
| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
We're swimming in backyard limes right now.
Hey, maybe I should smuggle limes NORTH next week!!!  |
Udo
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Pescador
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Actually I started the whole thing because I stopped drinking margaritas and the market crashed as a result. I was trying to figure out why I was
having such a problem with dry mouth while sleeping and I just assumed it was the salt around the rim. But I looked further, because it was causing a
major problem with voice and since I was singing every week (and enjoying the margaritas provided by the host restaurant) I started looking into
different herbal teas and the like to help with the condition. Come to find out, it was being caused by the heavy consumption of citric acid and had
nothing to do with the salt at all. As soon as I quit the margies, the problem went away. I even did a little scientific study during the week and
sure enough after a couple of margies, the problem came right back.
I wasn't sure I could make the sacrifice totally for musical reasons, but now that the prices have gone up so high, I can feel a little like I am
boycotting unfair market practices.
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chavycha
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And somehow toronjas are 2.90p / kilo in BCS.
Poor red-headed stepchild fruit.
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Heather
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In San Diego the price is high too. The bag of key limes that I usually buy at Sprouts for $1.99 was $4.99 last week. I didn't buy....
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mcfez
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Expect higher prices to come. All citrus was vastly affected included our Blood Orange grove here in Sacramento. Also...count on all produce from
California to be up by .50 per pound by Summer.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Bragging Speculator
How much to fix my car to get back to the border?
($30,000)
That's absurd I'll hire a tow truck
(that's $100,000)
Aren't Darwin Ethics just great?
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apple
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Maybe it is just the season? Our tree slowed its production way down a little over a month ago
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willardguy
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from the president of the lime blah blah blah
Mexico: Lime prices increase 300% in less than a month
The drop in production due to the weather and the difficulties being experienced by carriers in the state of Michoacan have caused the price of lime
to increase by up to 300 percent in less than a month. A kilo currently costs 30 pesos.
In an interview, Sergio Ramírez Castañeda, president of the Mexican Lime Product System, warned that product prices could continue to increase in
coming days because three of this season's major producing states (Colima, Guerrero and Oaxaca) has had delays and lost a portion of their harvest as
a result of the weather.
He noted that Michoacan currently provides about 2,500 tonnes of lime per day, but that prices had increased considerably because of the scarce
supply.
"We expect prices to be high for the rest of winter because Michoacán is the only state that hasn't been affected by the weather since it's not on the
coastline," he said.
Rogelio Hernandez, a carrier of food in Michoacan, stated that carriers had been forced to take different routes for transporting their cargo because
of the violence in the state and the narco-roadblocks. This, in turn, increases the time and costs of moving the product, as well as the likelihood of
the products not arriving in the best conditions.
He also said that, despite the low temperatures, several truckloads of products had been lost in the last month making traders lose their income
because they didn't reach their destinations.
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Hook
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For the rest of the winter? You mean, like, another six days, Mr. Castañeda?
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Is this guy a freakin' idiot or Wall Street Marionette?
I have ELEVEN arborles de limon in my huerta. All mature. In Michoacan. On the coast within 1/4 miles of crashing Pacific ocean breakers. All are
laden with limes BUT THERE ARE NO BUYERS
ON PURPOSE.
My son in law is as I write filling costales with fruit and is going to haul them to Patzcuaro for Sunday market. Eduardo has a stake truck so a few
tons of limones should go over well. They will be tarped.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chavycha
And somehow toronjas are 2.90p / kilo in BCS.
Poor red-headed stepchild fruit. |
Time to drink chihuahuas!!!!
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MitchMan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Alm
So much excitement... Who and why would need a kilo of lemons in his fridge, I wonder... |
I do. I make my own margaritas from scratch, can't make good ceviche and salsa without them, Cubra Libre and other rum drinks, lime wheels are great
garnish for other mixed drinks. Don't use lemons, use limes...has sharper flavor and more aroma. Don't use lemon, use lime in your tea...5 drops
exactly in a hot cup of Earl Grey.
Bought a small lime tree for the yard in Baja, was only about 18 inches high, now its 6 ft high, but no fruit yet in La Paz. I think that I am going
to plant a couple more.
Going to La Paz next week. If lime prices are crazy high, I am going to drink more Pacifico and buy toronjas for Salty Dogs. The show must go on.
[Edited on 3-14-2014 by MitchMan]
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Russ
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Asked the kids that come around how much? $50/ kilo. Time to rob a neighbors tree
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MitchMan
Bought a small lime tree for the yard in Baja, was only about 18 inches high, now its 6 ft high, but no fruit yet in La Paz. I think that I am going
to plant a couple more.
[Edited on 3-14-2014 by MitchMan] |
Mitch, I have one mature lime tree here in Nopolo, and it produces more limes than you can possibly use.
Literally hundreds every month in the summer. Already starting to produce this season.
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BajaLuna
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MitchMan: how long ago did you plant your lime tree? Just curious how long it took to get that size!
Never tried lime in tea, going to have to give that a try! 5 drops!!
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Gypsy Jan
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Mexican Restaurants Now Charging Customers for Limes in Wake of Massive Price Hikes in Orange County
From The OC Weekly: http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/2014/03/lime_prices...
By Gustavo Arellano
"So there I was at a local taquería, ready to chow down on four tacos al pastor, when I noticed something was missing: a lime wedge.
As I wrote last week, the wholesale price of a 40-pound case of limes from Mexico--where the vast majority of limes bought in the U.S. are grown--is
reaching unprecedented levels due to chaos south of the border caused by the drug wars (although the Mexican government is putting the blame on a
plague). When I wrote the post, a case cost $90; on Saturday, a local restauranteur tweeted a photo of a case costing $105.
I warned in my post that customers would be feeling the pinch soon, as limes help Mexican food reach its heights from the taco to guacamole to
ceviches and more.
Back to the missing lime wedge. I asked the taquero what was going on, and he said he'd give me one--but he'd have to charge me extra.
The price wasn't TOO exorbitant--a dime--but it got me to do an informal survey of tacos in SanTana. Of the 5 places I visited, none had yet begun to
charge--but they were only giving out lime wedges upon request.
"The price for limes is just too much right now," said one restauranteur, who requested anonymity. "I feel bad not giving something we've always given
out for free--but all those limones start affecting your bottom line after a while."
Customers so far have been understanding, since the price of limes is also affecting Mexican households. Prices aren't expected to drop for a while,
unfortunately. "We're all chingados together," another taquero said with a bitter laugh.
Moral of the story? Start growing limes in your backyard--and erect barbed wire around it lest hordes of Mexicans start invading your house next year,
desperate for a squeeze of that sweet, sweet lime..."
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Udo
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Here are two possible answers:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=72712&pag...
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=72793
Udo
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bajaguy
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No Hay Limas (Limon)
Commercial Mexicana in Ensenada......not one to be seen. Oranges at Smart & Final 11 pesos per kilo
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Kgryfon
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OK.OK.OK.
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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When do they fit people with breathing masks with quarter slot timers?
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