LAST YEAR 0WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR NEW MEXICO CHILE FARMERS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT, ACCORDING TO THE U-S-D-A, 92 HUNDRED ACRES OF CHILE WERE PLANTED LAST YEAR…AN 11 PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.
THE VALUE OF THE CHILE CROP ALSO INCREASED…FROM 41 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2015 TO MORE THAN 50-MILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR.
LUNA COUNTY WAS NUMBER ONE FOR ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION…WITH DONA ANA COUNTY COMING IN SECOND.
