Lime Shortage - Tiki Drinks and Food

M mikehooker Grand Member (3 years) Austin Joined: Jul 17, 2014 Posts: 1211	M mikehooker Posted posted on Sat, May 9, 2015 1:11 PM I thought supply was supposed to be up by now so we'd see a drop in prices or increase in quality. My local HEB supermarket has teeny persians for $.25 a piece and they're super hard with thick skin, yielding only around 1/8 oz per lime! I had to squeeze three just to make one drink. My usual go to spot is an Asian market that used to be 6 for $1 for enormous limes that could produce upwards of 2 ounces but they've jumped up to $.50 each which is three times their usual price. Unlike what corkyjon pointed out about his CA Costco, we just picked up a giant bag from our Texas store for $5 and they're small but pretty juicy, giving upwards of 3/4 oz each. Wish the tree we planted like 2 or 3 years ago would start producing already. If we don't see a price drop soon I might have to start making drinks that call for lemon instead.

I thought supply was supposed to be up by now so we'd see a drop in prices or increase in quality. My local HEB supermarket has teeny persians for $.25 a piece and they're super hard with thick skin, yielding only around 1/8 oz per lime! I had to squeeze three just to make one drink. My usual go to spot is an Asian market that used to be 6 for $1 for enormous limes that could produce upwards of 2 ounces but they've jumped up to $.50 each which is three times their usual price. Unlike what corkyjon pointed out about his CA Costco, we just picked up a giant bag from our Texas store for $5 and they're small but pretty juicy, giving upwards of 3/4 oz each.

Wish the tree we planted like 2 or 3 years ago would start producing already. If we don't see a price drop soon I might have to start making drinks that call for lemon instead.

Post #742607 by mikehooker on Sat, May 9, 2015 1:11 PM