NM Drought To Affect Chile Prices, Not Growth
May 25, 2011 | 1 min to read
SOCORRO, N.M. — The terrible drought across New Mexico has brought many concerns, and while chiles may not be scarce this fall, they may be more expensive.
2011 has brought one of the driest starts to the year on record, but being dry doesn’t affect chile crops in a negative way.
“It’s really good for crops because, believe it or not, crops actually like drier conditions. And when we’re able to put the water on when we want it, when we need it, things just do better,” Chris Sichler, with Sichler Farms, said.
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