NEW YORK - Candy canes may be harder to come by this holiday season, possibly the result of declining peppermint production in the U.S.
and the global supply chain facing a multitude of problems.Economy Candy, which claims to be New York City's oldest retail candy shop, said it has faced a shortage of "all candy and chocolate products in recent months, including candy canes.""We only received half of our candy cane order for the holiday season and sold out almost immediately (we currently have zero in stock)," Mitchell Cohen, the owner of Economy Candy, told FOX Television Stations in an email.Economy Candy, which opened in 1937, sells over 2,000 varieties of candies, chocolates, dried fruits and nuts.