CHILE ACREAGE CONTINUES TO FALL IN NEW MEXICO. 77-HUNDRED ACRES WERE HARVESTED LAST YEAR…A DROP OF 10 PERCENT FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. DALENE HODNETT WITH THE NEW MEXICO FARM AND LIVESTOCK BUREAU TELLS 770 KKOB THERE’S MORE COMPETITION OUT THERE. THERE’S INCREASED COMPETITION FROM MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA.
A LACK OF WATER ALSO HAS AN IMPACT ON THE CROP. STILL, HODNETT SAYS DEMAND REMAINS VERY HIGH FOR CHILE GROWN IN NEW MEXICO.
