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Can anyone explain - why there seems to be a dill shortage?

I used to be able to find Dill in the large inexpensive plastic bottles that you see at discount stores and grocers for like $.75 or $1 each. You can get garlic powder, onion powder, chives, oregano, pepper, etc, but all of the stores seemed to not have Dill (weed). Even IKEA has a sign in there spices that lists Dill, but have not had any. The few grocery stores that I have seen it in had a tiny container at like 4 times the old cost.

I have looked in NE Ohio, and in other locations when I have traveled. I jokingly have asked about the Worldwide Dill crisis but noone seems to know what has been happening.

(I did see another site were people showed the dill they were growing in their gardens. That is not my question. I am looking for it in the (dried) spice aisle at the store.)

Update:

Wow - I am surprised noone else has noticed and/or commented on this. When I could find the Dill, I was finally able to contact the company who reports that - while I was joking calling it this - there is a nation/world-wide "dill crisis".

I also contacted a family member who works in the food industry and he verified there is a shortage and is has been going on for a couple years??

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  • 1 decade ago
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    its the season

    its fall, when everyone is pickling

    every fall, it gets hard to find dill

    wait a few months till pickling season has passed, and dill should be showing up more commonly.

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