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

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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. The company’s stock price fell more than 8% that day, and the computer system mystery made the front page of The Wall Street Journal.