Saskatchewan’s largest supplier of pumpkins is having all kinds of problems this year thanks to the unpredictable weather.Lincoln Gardens’ Wayne Gienow said his land supplies about half the province with pumpkins. But over the last few months heavy rain, especially in June, has left his farm near Lumsden incredibly wet.“It hasn’t dried up out here all year. It’s still saturated,” he said. “The precipitation is getting out of hand. People don’t really understand how wet it is out in the country.”That excess moisture paired with frost in September has basically destroyed the crop. He was forced to cancel about 90 percent of his commercial orders, including with Loblaws.However, don’t expect any impact on price or supply at the grocery store. Gienow explained how he gave companies enough of a heads up that they were able to make alternate arrangements and source from other producers.Still, this is something he hasn’t seen at his farm in about a decade.“It’s been a couple hundred thousand dollar hit for sure this year.”Thankfully for him, his losses are covered by insurance.

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