Fall is here and as many people are rushing out to get the best pumpkins in town, one expert says buyers may be in for a bit of a surprise this year.
Stephen Meyers is an assistant professor at Purdue University and also a pumpkin farmer. He says limited rain and constant scorching hot days helped some crops but hurt others.
"What we're seeing here, and what other farmers who experience that same sort of weather in June are probably seeing is a little bit of a delay in their pumpkin harvests,” Meyers said. “We probably would have wanted to harvest more pumpkins a week ago or so for some of the early birds. But we're still going to get a good yield.
On top of short supply, consumers should also expect higher prices due to inflation when they go to buy their pumpkins this year. TOP STORIES: Teen suffers broken neck after two boys beat her in bathroom at Warren Central | Three dead, including 12-year-old, after wrong-way crash on I-465 ramp | Daycare shooting victim told police in 2021 suspect threatened to 'kill her' | Richmond K-9 officer Seara Burton dies 5 weeks after being shot in the line of duty | Toddler in the back of stolen truck found safe at Speedway construction...
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