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Season for pumpkin
, October 7, 2012
Customers shop for pumpkins at Stribling Orchard in Markham, Virginia, US. According to the US Department of Agriculture, pumpkin prices are up 7 percent nationally over 2011 as consumers prepare for the upcoming Halloween and Thanksgiving seasons. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst