*Traders say Romerito is holding its own but losing ground to other options
*Unusual rains in early October jeopardized the harvest
*Production is expected to exceed 130 tons by 2024
*Unusual rains in early October jeopardized the harvest
*Production is expected to exceed 130 tons by 2024
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00:00And in the rural area of Lahuac, Mexico City, most of an edible herb known as romerito is
00:05produced and forms part of a representative dish of the Christmas dinner.
00:09This year, a series of floods put part of the crop at risk.
00:13Let's see more details.
00:17Don Gustavo has been a fruit and vegetable merchant for 45 years.
00:22He knows that during the Christmas season, his customers are looking for fresh romerito
00:26to prepare it with mole for Christmas dinner.
00:28Mr. Gustavo explains that the romerito has not become more expensive for this season
00:33because the supply of this product is abundant.
00:41The price of romerito is currently good.
00:43It is difficult for it to go up or down, two or three days before it even goes down when
00:48there is a lot.
00:49But there are times when it is scarce, and then the price of the product is even doubled
00:54two or three days before.
00:56It is the law of supply and demand.
00:59This time, it will not be like that, because there is a lot in the central supply center.
01:03You can see trucks with a lot of romerito.
01:10Don Gustavo recognizes that romerito, a classic dish on the capitol's tables during Christmas
01:15dinner, remains but is losing ground to other options.
01:23Is romerito still a tradition in the Mexican tables?
01:26Yes, it is still quite a lot.
01:29Not like before, it used to be sold in huge quantities by the bundle.
01:33Now we are bringing 20, 30 kilograms, but before we used to sell two or three bundles
01:39of 60 kilograms.
01:4110 to 15 years ago, we used to sell a lot of romerito.
01:49For some people in the capitol, romeritos are a must on their Christmas table, and they
01:53are buying them in advance.
01:56The price is maintained, always fresh above all, always with good quality.
02:02At home with my grandparents, we always used to eat romeritos, then with my parents, and
02:06now here at home.
02:12In early October, unusual rains flooded 22 hectares of romeritos in Mexico City, putting
02:18the crop at risk.
02:20The local government supported the producers.
02:24We are fulfilling the commitment of the head of government, and on her behalf, we are delivering
02:28seed so that this productive agricultural cycle is not lost, and that in December, we
02:34will have romeritos.
02:36We know the importance of romeritos for the area.
02:39Mexico City is the number one producer of romeritos at the national level.
02:48By 2024, production is expected to exceed 130 tons, thus guaranteeing supply.
02:56The joint effort between the local government and the producers of the rural area of the
03:01Tlahuac municipality made it possible to rescue dozens of hectares that were affected by atypical
03:06rains during October, thus avoiding a shortage of romerito during the Christmas season.