LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A combination of dwindling water supplies in southern New Mexico and the availability of farm labor are taking its toll on one of New Mexico’s most famous crops: chile.
Statistics released Thursday by state and federal agriculture agencies show the amount of hot peppers planted, harvested and produced in the drought-stricken state in 2013 was down from the previous year.
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