If you’re a fan of Libby’s canned pumpkin and don’t want to use another or make your own puree, stock up now. The harvest has been stopped. Parent company Nestle says heavy rains have hurt the harvest, prohibiting picking and causing those that sit in the fields to rot. It tells consumers it might be hard to find Libby’s pumpkin and pumpkin pie filling until next year’s harvest. California’s already reporting shortages.

Nearly all the canned pumpkin sold in America — up to 90% — is Libby’s. The company controls 85% of this country’s pumpkin harvest. There are store brands (some of which might come from Libby’s) and other brands, but one fine alternative that I sometimes used in New York and New England called One Pie is nowhere to be found in Maryland so far.

Nestle says pumpkin’s become more popular in recent years as people become aware of its health benefits, but Thanksgiving remains pumpkin’s prime time.

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