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Halloween is just around the corner and Iowa has something to celebrate: A good pumpkin year.
State of play: Despite a recent dry spell, Iowa had ample moister early in the growing season, which resulted in a nice crop, Don McDowell, a spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Agriculture, tells Axios.
Yes, but: Not everyone is so lucky.
Extreme drought in Ohio, for example, threatens to make this year's pumpkins a bit more pricey, Axios' Alissa Widman Neese reports.