ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico produced more than 53,000 lots of its most popular crop throughout the last growing season, significance more chile peppers discovered their method into salsas and onto supper plates than the previous year.
State and federal farming authorities rolled out the newest numbers this week as New Mexico’s guv signed legislation that developed the sweet odor of green chile roasting in the fall as the state’s authorities fragrance.
New Mexico’s love affair with the hot peppers runs deep. Chile is one of the authorities state veggies, it’s on license plates and it kinds the basis of the state’s authorities concern: “Red or Green?”
The state in 2014 even embraced its own hallmark and accreditation program to secure the credibility and stability of its signature crop, much like Idaho has capitalized on potatoes, Maine has its lobsters and Florida has its fresh fruits and juices.
The numbers launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the New Mexico Department of Agriculture program that more than 90% of the chi