If you're craving some eggnog on Christmas, you may be out of luck: The U.S. is facing a major shortage of the holiday drink this year.
Record eggnog sales are leading to major shortages, the Wall Street Journal reports, because producers underestimated seasonal demand for the drink.
Organic Valley is "having a record-setting eggnog season," Eric Snowdeal, a brand manager for the company, first told the Journal. Its eggnog sales up 60% over the last year, co mpared with 5% increases in recent years. Another eggnog producer, Ronnybrook Farm Dairy of Pine Plains, N.Y., underestimated demand by 25%—leading the company to expect a shortage of drink this year.
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