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Video: NM chile industry on downward trend
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MEXICO’S SIZZLING HOT CHILE INDUSTRY. THE PRIZED CROPS ARE WELL- KNOWN AND WELL- LOVED AROUND THE WORLD — BUT NEW MEXICO CHILE IS ON A QUIET YET QUICK SLIDE IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. STUART DYSON IS LIVE AT THE STATE CAPITOL WHERE LAWMAKERS GOT A BRIEFING FROM PEOPLE IN THE CHILE BUSINESS WHO WANT TO KEEP IT ALIVE. NEW MEXICO CHILE IS ABOUT TO SLIDE RIGHT OFF THE PLATE UNLESS FARMERS AND CHILE PROCESSORS HERE COULD TURN THINGS AROUND FOR THE HOT BUSINESS THAT’S GETTING COLD IN A HURRY. AT ITS PEAK JUST A FEW YEARS AGO CHILE PACKED A HALF A BILLION DOLLAR IMPACT INTO NEW MEXICO’S ECONOMY - NOW IT’S ONLY ABOUT HALF AS MUCH. FIVE THOUSAND FULL TIME WORKERS HAVE SWINDLED AWAY TO THREE THOUSAND AS FARMERS HAVE CUT BACK CHILE ACREAGE BY TWO THIRDS. AND DON’T BLAME COMPETITION FROM MEXICO - FARMERS SOUTH OF the BORDER ARE IN A SIMILAR JAM . CHILE INDUSTRY LEADERS TOLD A LEGISLATIVE HEARING THIS AFTERNOON IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF NEW PLAYERS IN THE GAME. ” The cost of labor is significantly higher than countries such as China and India or Central and South American countries - we can’t compete with ‘em and the chile industry frankly is still a labor intensive industry.” India is a big factor - by comparison - we pay 70 dollars a day for labor - they pay 2 dollars a day - so making up that difference is very difficult - and trying to compete with that is very difficult.” The average New Mexican thinks of chile - green or red - as long as we have some Saturday afternoon or evening for enchiladas - we’re in good shape - but the industry is much bigger than that.’ THE NEW MEXICO CHILE ASSOCIATION IS ASKING FOR TAX INCENTIVES FOR FARMERS WILLING TO STAY IN THE CHILE BUSINESS - SAY 200 BUCKS AN ACRE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS - WHILE THE INDUSTRY LOOKS TO TECHNOLOGY FOR SALVATION. THE ANSWER LIES IN MECHANIZATION - AUTOMATION - AND WE’LL BE HEARING AND SEEING MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. AT THE CAPITOL STUART DYSON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR. |
Published by South America’s most respected publisher of road maps and travel guides, and now available for the first time in the US, Chile Experience represents a new category of South American travel guides. With full color printing throughout, and countless maps, drawings, and photographs, this new guide presents the country in resplendent graphic detail, while focusing specifically on the topics of greatest interest to most travelers to Chile: nature, culture, and adventure. 
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