USA: increase in demand for pumpkins, as hurricanes limit the supply

The demand for pumpkins is increasing as October knocks on the door, especially in the East Coast.

Due to the climatic variables the supply is currently limited. With the presence of hurricane Florence in the Carolinas, and the other ones predicted to arrive in the second semester of the year, production will decrease.

Due to all the rain in the Michigan area, there is even more demand because there are fewer cargo sites.

According to Steve Veneziano from Oakes Farms Inc in Naples, Florida, yellow summer zucchini has less supply due to the rain, there is a lot of demand for green zucchini, but little for the yellow zucchini."

In general, this causes pumpkin prices to be stronger at this time. "They are stronger compared to last year by almost 25 percent in summer squash and 10 percent in hard squash," he explains. While the zucchini costs around $ 20, the hard pumpkins are between $ 15- $ 18.

Source: www.oakesfarms.com