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Shortage Of Workers Hampers Chili Harvest In New Mexico

Southern New Mexico is America's iconic home of chili harvesting and production. But production is a fraction of what's produced in India and China — countries with large pools of labor. Still, in the fall, New Mexico farmers need hundreds of workers to handpick their crops. Even paying $14 an hour, they can't find enough help.

Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=233472080&ft=1&f=1006
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Oct 13, 2013 6:18:36 PM
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