Supplies of Asian vegetables such as Chinese bitter melon, Chinese and Thai eggplant, Indian Long Squash and more, look to be steady. “Production is concentrated mainly in the Southeast of Mexico in fields and orchards of the Yucatan Peninsula, where there are ideal weather conditions to produce continuously all year round,” says Luvier Lopez of Sweet Seasons LLC. In addition to production in the Southeast of Mexico, there is also industry production in the northwest of Mexico in Sinaloa and Nayarit.
Meanwhile, with the Lunar New Year this Saturday, demand has picked up for these vegetables. “Lunar Year influences the increase in demand due to several factors, such as the increasing ethnic diversity of the population, the popularity of Asian cuisine, with more emphasis on healthy foods, the desire for greater variety in the diet, and increasing familiarity with its culinary uses,” says Lopez.
Varietal development
Looking ahead, in the next few weeks, it’s anticipated that volume will increase as well as varieties--Sweet Seasons is working on developing new products such as special eggplant varieties. Lopez says the diversification of Asian vegetable cultivation may be driven by market demand given consumers are looking for a greater variety of options and are interested in fresher and healthier foods.
For more information:
Luvier Lopez
Sweet Seasons LLC.
Tel: +1 (956) 687-9910
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https://www.sweetseasons.com/