Drought of chili peppers, Sriracha hot sauce due to drought in California, New Mexico and Mexico
6/27/2023 12:00:00 AM
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AFFECTED AREAS:
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Start Date: 4/19/2022
- End Date: 9/5/2023
The Sriracha shortage began just over a year ago when Huy Fong Foods admitted that harsh weather had affected the chili pepper crop, which led to a pause in sauce-making.
With the sauce in short supply, some opportunists have bumped up the price considerably on Amazon and eBay. Some customers of a Filipino-fusion restaurant in San Francisco have noticed that customers have begun to steal bottles of Sriracha. People have also called, hoping to purchase a bottle of Sriracha from the restaurant.
Food & Wine (New York, N.Y.), June 26, 2023
A shortage of the chili peppers used to produce Sriracha hot sauce were in short supply, so the company that produces the famous sauce will suspend sales over the summer. Customers learned in an April 19 email that all orders submitted after that date would be fulfilled after Labor Day.
Peppers used in the sauce are grown in California, New Mexico and Mexico, and weather conditions were deepening the chili shortage.
Associated Press News (New York), June 9, 2022
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