17 Nov 09 - We may run out of canned Libby’s pumpkin before
Thanksgiving, warns Paul Bakus, vice president for Nestlé’s baking
division.
Heavy rains in the Midwest left soggy fields in their wake, making
it difficult for farmers to put their harvesting equipment in the
fields. The harvest usually begins in August, but acres of pumpkins
still lie in the fields unharvested. It is likely many of those
pumpkins will be plowed under, says this article by Kim Severson.
“But what’s bad news for commercial growers in the Midwest has
been good news for organic pumpkin concerns on the West Coast,” says
Severson. “Organic pumpkin makes up only about 3 or 4 percent of the
overall canned pumpkin market, but in Oregon the crop was so good
that organic pumpkins are able to fill at least a little of the
gap.”
Didn't
I say something about fighting in the streets for food long before
we're covered by ice?
http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/libbys-warns-of-a-canned-pumpkin-shortage/