Lime prices: questions and answers
Limes: median wholesale price 0.83 EUR/kg across 110 markets in 17 countries, quotes to 11 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of limes today?
The median wholesale price of limes was 0.83 EUR/kg across 193 current quotes on 110 markets in 17 countries (latest quote 11 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.60 and 1.33 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
How do prices differ between varieties of limes?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Key / sutil | 77 | 0.88 EUR/kg |
| Tahiti / Persian | 65 | 0.68 EUR/kg |
| Variety not stated | 46 | 1.16 EUR/kg |
| Brazil | 5 | 4.40 EUR/kg |
Types are read from the names the markets publish, so that a comparison puts like with like. Quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
Where are prices of limes lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of limes were lowest in India (0.24 EUR/kg), Peru (0.44 EUR/kg), Colombia (0.74 EUR/kg) and highest in France (4.50 EUR/kg), South Africa (4.45 EUR/kg), Poland (4.33 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of limes in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 41 | 0.76 EUR/kg | 16.0 MXN/kg |
| Colombia | 37 | 0.74 EUR/kg | 2,600 COP/kg |
| France | 6 | 4.50 EUR/kg | — |
| United States | 5 | 1.80 EUR/kg | 2.01 USD/kg |
| Poland | 4 | 4.33 EUR/kg | 19.0 PLN/kg |
| India | 2 | 0.24 EUR/kg | 25.0 INR/kg |
| Spain | 2 | 2.10 EUR/kg | — |
| Italy | 2 | 3.75 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting limes; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of limes going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 54 of 168 quotes for limes rose, 28 fell and 86 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish lime prices?
110 markets in 17 countries have current lime quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Central de Abasto, Mexico City Mexico · 6 quotes
- Guadalajara Wholesale Market Mexico · 5 quotes
- Bucaramanga Centroabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 5 quotes
- Mercado de Abasto de Querétaro Mexico · 4 quotes
- Mercatenerife Spain · 3 quotes
- New York Terminal Market United States · 3 quotes
- Philadelphia Terminal Market United States · 3 quotes
- Centro de Distribución y Abasto de Gómez Palacio Mexico · 3 quotes
Why are there so many different lime prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 95 different lime quote names, for example: Seeded limes, size 5, Michoacan, Mexico, first grade; Seeded limes, size 5, Colima, Mexico, first grade; Common limes; Sweet limes (lima), Veracruz; Local lime; Limes, Mexico, no grade marks, seedless.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Where do these lime prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are lime prices updated?
The latest lime quote is from 11 November 2026; 86 of 110 markets published lime prices in the seven days to 11 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download lime prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for lime prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
Questions about other fruits
Guides: how wholesale prices work
Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.