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Reapers and Creepers Give Rave Reviews for Fall Harvest and Halloween Stats!

October 31, 2013 Charles Parrott, AMS Fruit and Vegetable Program Deputy Administrator

Whether its an abundance of fresh farm crops at the local grocery store, farmers market or fall festival, the fruits (and vegetables) of the growing season are all around us. About 158 million Americans will get into the Halloween spirit this year, spending an estimated $7 billion to celebrate...

Food and Nutrition

A Pumpkin Shortage? Here’s the Scoop

October 14, 2011 Gary Lucier and Suzanne Thornsbury, Crops Branch, Economic Research Service

How worried should Charlie Brown be? Is there any truth to what some are calling the Great Pumpkin Shortage? After Hurricane Irene pummeled and soaked the Northeast, the media began reporting that damage to the pumpkin crop portended a general shortage of pumpkins for the Halloween season and beyond...

Food and Nutrition
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