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Low Pumpkin Production

TJ_98370TJ_98370
edited October 2007 in The Economy
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And to add to existing economic troubles, we have this disturbing late breaking story...

Low Pumpkin Production Forecast

There's trouble brewing in the pumpkin patch.

Scorching weather and lack of rain this summer wiped out some pumpkin crops from western New York to Illinois, leaving fields dotted with undersized fruit. Other fields got too much rain and their crops rotted.

Pumpkin production is predicted to be down for the second straight year. U.S. Department of Agriculture figures show a slight production decrease from 2005 to 2006 in what the department estimates is a $100 million-a-year industry......
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Comments

  • rose-colored-coolaidrose-colored-coolaid
    Shoot! I thought there might be a pumpkin bubble, but Ace Barnum on the radio assured me this was a perfect time to buy. I just hope that I wasn't deceived by all the talk that Seattle is different. We get exactly the right amount of rain for pumpkins. Right????

    At least I'm a pumpkin owner and not a lowly pumpkin renter!
  • TJ_98370TJ_98370
    I was at Fred Meyer the other day and the pumpkin inventory is definitely declining. We can expect speculators and flippers to exploit the situation, so be forewarned!
  • explorerexplorer
    I will buy my pumpkin pies now and pay double, so I don't miss out...
  • AlanAlan
    I think I'll buy some pumpkins today, spend some sweat equity over the next month adding improvements in the form of ornametal carvings, and then sell them for a profit. My marketing tactic will be to place the carved pumpkins in front of my house. Perhaps I will even put a light inside of them to draw more attention. If they don't sell by the end of the month, I may have a special open house style event where I give out candy to possible buyers.
  • TJ_98370TJ_98370
    edited October 2007
    Wow! So the candy was just an incentive to check out the carved pumpkins on the porch! I never knew that! All of those Halloweens past and I just didn't make the connection.
  • Lake Hills RenterLake Hills Renter
    My pumpkins are pink, so they'll never decay.
  • TJ_98370TJ_98370
    Non-biodegradable pink pumpkins are not very enviro-friendly. You should be careful about such things.
  • rose-colored-coolaidrose-colored-coolaid
    I have hired a hobo, 17 year old kid, and middle aged woman in a parka to stand 3 blocks from my home and frantically wave signs regarding the availability of my pumpkins for sale.

    It should pay off any day now.
  • AlanAlan
    I've hired local children to wear disguises and crash the open houses of the other improved pumpkin flippers so that they waste all of their marketing candy on non-potential buyers. I call this operation "trick or treat". I've explained the whole thing to my employees. I hope their disguises are appropriate (meaning they look like pumpkin buyers) and that they keep the name of my little plan secret.
  • explorerexplorer
    Really Alan, you can't expect to sell those pumpkins for the max. unless you hire a company to professionaly stage them. The candles better have stainless steel bases, and sit on carved granite columns.

    So bourgeoisie!
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