Strong quality on Mexican lemons

Demand for lemons looks to be steady. “Although nationally I feel that business is a bit slow. I don’t know if it has to do with inflation because the expenses are definitely up. But citrus prices aren’t reflecting that on lemons or oranges or limes either,” says Paul G. Gonzalez of River City Produce Inc. in San Antonio, Texas.

Currently, River City Produce is sourcing lemons out of Mexico and has been doing so since early September. “The Mexican deal has been very flexible and very competitive,” he says. “We’re getting some beautiful lemons, some extra clean fruit that customers are repeating on, to fill the gap while the new areas of California kick back into production,” he says, adding it’s also recently turned to offshore lemons.