Crop yields are down by half in the Illinois town that produces 85% of the worlds canned pumpkin,threatening to deprive Americans of their beloved pieCrop yields are down by half in the midwestern fields that produce the bulk of pumpkins for pies, threatening to deprive many Americans of the custardy dessert this Christmas – although Thanksgiving will probably be all right.
The town that produces 85% of the world’s canned pumpkins, and Morton,Illinois, has experienced increasing rainfall in the past few decades, and particularly during the spring planting season,something state meteorologists attribute to climate change.
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Source: theguardian.com