Morton Illinois

Last year, a shortage of pumpkin threatened the traditional Thanksgiving pies made from the bright orange squash. The shortage appears to be over, but the conditions that caused the shortage remain unchanged. Here's why pie fans should worry.

By the time you read this, disaster may have already struck. You're either looking forward to a Thanksgiving meal with the warm, reassuring taste of pumpkin pie -- or staring down the barrel of a substitute sweet potato pie while trying to pretend that everything is hunky-dory. Either way, any...