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Inflation is carving into pumpkin customers' budgets

Transport costs are up, which could make the price of your jack-o-lantern scarier than normal.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — More proof positive that nothing’s immune from inflation -- the impact also being felt when it comes to buying pumpkins.

With gas prices going up, so, too, is the cost of transporting pumpkins.

Rockin' K Farms hosts its farm festival, which includes a pumpkin patch, every year. They bring their pumpkins in from West Texas.

"We felt the need to recreate the fall here in South Texas, even though it’s a little hot, we try to bring as much fall flavor to South Texas as we can," said Rockin K Farms Co-owner Rachelle Klepac.

Once they get the pumpkins, Rockin' K Farms does what it can to preserve its pumpkins for as long as it can, transporting them to South Texas covered, and placing them under shaded areas to protect them from the sun.

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