Several Chinese vegetables are widely recognized in the Canadian marketplace. Chinese long bean is more closely related to black beans than to traditional green beans. Marketing In past years, Chinese vegetables were largely unknown in Manitoba's retail outlets, with the exception of Chinatown stores. Most vegetables were imports from California. While Manitoba wholesalers still rely on imported vegetables to fulfill total demand, Manitoba growers are showing increasing interest in the production of crops such as daikon, bok choy, baby bok choy and suey choy.
Chinese vegetables are time intensive crops.
Considerable investigative work is required to determine proper growing techniques and pesticide applications. Transportation constraints, limited consolidated delivery points and pricing structure, are all factors that will influence production decisions and the growing of Chinese vegetables in Manitoba. Consumer Trends While Chinese vegetables are by no means new, due to consumer interest, they are being introduced into daily cooking. It is well documented that consumers want easy to prepare and table ready foods. Companies are effectively promoting foods to meet these consumer demands.