LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Heavy Midwestern rains have destroyed much of the U.S. pumpkin crop, putting pumpkin pies in short supply on supermarket shelves, a major supplier says.
The food giant Nestle -- which controls 85 percent of the pumpkin crop used for canning -- issued a statement Tuesday apologizing for the short supply of pies and indicating it would stop shipping the traditional holiday dessert by Thanksgiving, the Los Angeles Times reported.