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Lime production in Mexico
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For several decades, since at least the 1950s, Mexico has been the world's largest producer and exporter of limes,[1][2][3][4] and especially of lime oil.[2][5]
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The two popular varieties of limes grown in Mexico are the Mexican or Key lime (Citrus aurantifolia) and the Persian lime (Citrus latifolia, simply called "lime" in the US); the former is of Indo–Malayan origin introduced in Mexico by the Spaniards after the 1520s,[6] while the latter, also called the Tahiti lime, was introduced from the United States. Persian lime production in Mexico caters specifically to the US market; a substantial increase in production has been attributed to the North American Free Trade Agreement.[7] Lime production in Mexico has also expanded consequent to the increase in its per capita consumption in the United States and the European Union (EU).[8]