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Scary Times for New England Pumpkin Growers; Illinois Should be Fine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- New England pumpkin growers spent the early summer mostly losing a battle with rain that destroyed many pumpkins, and now face the frightening prospect that the rest won't be ready before Halloween.

The good news is that the U.S. Department of Agriculture says there's sufficient supply elsewhere to compensate for problems in New England.

Ag Department economist Gary Lucier says the crop will be average in top pumpkin-producing states like Illinois, Pennsylvania, California, Ohio and Michigan.

Illinois is the nation's pumpkin capital. An expert at the University of Illinois, professor of plant pathology Mohammad Babadoost, says Illinois won't have a bumper crop this year, but it won't be a disaster either.

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