Huy Fong Sriracha, which used to go for under $5 or $10 a bottle, is now selling for shocking amounts in some listings.
NEW YORK — It’s not just you. Sriracha is hard to come by these days — at least for one popular brand., the beloved red hot sauce packaged in those green-capped bottles, isn’t new — with the company pointing to a scarcity of chile pepper supply for several years now. And as frustrated fans continue to face store shelves missing the Huy Fong name, third-party resellers are punching up prices.
These peppers are typically grown under irrigation, with a lot of water drawn from the Colorado River — which hasover recent years, Ortega said. The region has suffered insufficient rainfall and reduced run-off from snow pack. She added that it looks like this year will be a strong season for jalapeño and other chile growth in the region.
The erosion of Huy Fong’s available supplies has rocked the prices of the brand’s Sriracha that is still available. In many places, the bottles are simply sold out — giving leverage to resellers listing the now hard-to-find and highly sought-after product.
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