Imports of finger limes into Europe have temporarily halted due to rains preventing harvesting.
The fruit has been hit by heavy rain in the Northern Rivers area of Australia, on the border of New South Wales and Queensland.
The finger limes are highly perishable and rely on regular fresh supplies via airfreight to bring them to the high-end foodservice market.
The citrus fruit is commercially grown by Finger Limeing Good Pty Ltd, which has a network of growers stretching down the east coast of Australia, with all of its growers accredited by stringent production standards equivalent to GlobalGAP levels.
More than 75 distinct varieties of the product have been identified during the last 10 years of research and development into finger limes.
Phil Morris, UK business development manager for Special Fruit in Meer, Belgium, told freshinfo: “We hope harvesting can resume as soon as possible as we now have several Michelin-starred restaurants using finger limes on a regular basis.”
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