Blame Hurricane Irene for the Great Pumpkin Shortage of 2011.
The northeast may be pressed for Jack-O-Lanterns this Halloween. Farmers' pumpkin patches were wiped out by Irene. Wholesale prices have doubled in upstate New York; some farmers are trying to import pumpkins from other parts of the U.S. to make up for the shortfall.
Pumpkins typically have to be ready to ship by mid-September, because demand plummets after Halloween.
