California may be the world's food basket, but its annual production of limes is just five million pounds. Mexico exports 800 million. But suddenly, there's a shortage and the price has skyrocketed.
Lime Shortage Puts the Squeeze on 'La Cocina Mexicana'
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Credits
Guests:
Jimmy Shaw - Loteria Grill -
@loteriagrill,
David Karp - UC Riverside
Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Katie Cooper,
Evan George,
Andrea Brody