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Ooh, Scary Stuff, Kids. Tales from the Supply Chain Crypt.

Kinaxis

The reason: Illinois produces about 90% of sugar pumpkins each year. But when Mother Nature (in the form of heavy rains) hit Illinois hard, half of the crop was wiped out. In response to the RFID hype started by Wal-Mart, RFID manufactures and investors poured in large amounts of money. A pie-making crisis was inevitable.