For the second year in a row, if you’re planning to buy Libby’s canned Pumpkin Pie Filling, you better go ahead and buy your supply now. 

Morton, Illinois, population 16,000 is home to the Libby company which controls 80-90 percent of the nation’s pumpkin pie mix.  Last year, their 5,000 acres of pumpkins were stopped from reaching grocery store shelves because of bad weather.  This year, the abundance of rain has soaked the crop, making a large portion of the crop uneligable for harvest.  They have been harvesting 24 hours a day since September, but they said that it’s still going to be a tight squeeze to satisfy everyone’s pumpkin pie needs over the holidays.

Prices are being affected as well.  A normal 15oz. can that normally sells for around $.99 is going for about $1.59 and the 29oz. can is priced this season at $2.29. 

My suggestion to you is two fold.  Either 1) go out and stock up or 2) take a breather and make things the old fashioned way; from scratch.  You might be surprised with the results.

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