Record-breaking heat takes a toll on Utah's pumpkins

How it works: Pumpkins are vulnerable to extreme heat. Their flowers don't open for as long on hot days, making pollination more difficult, according to the Weather Channel.

Zoom in: The family-run Beck Family Farms in Centerfield expects to harvest 600 tons of pumpkins this year, an 80% drop from the 3,000 tons it produces in a typical year, because of the weather and drought challenges, FOX 13 reported.

• The shortage has forced the farm, which sells the crop to grocery stores in multiple states, to buy pumpkins from other growers, per FOX 13.

Zoom out: Climate change is also hurting fruit trees and alfafa crops in the state.

What we're watching: How this could impact beloved pumpkin patches like Cross E Ranch or Wheeler Historic Farm.