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Chloe Taylor

Why is there no more Sriracha? Sauce shortage hiking some Huy Fong bottles above $60

Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce is bottled at the Huy Fong Foods plant on May 14, 2014 in Irwindale, California. (Credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

A shortage of America’s favorite chili sauce has created a black market, with online sellers making hundreds of dollars offloading the hot commodity.  

For three years, an ongoing chili pepper shortage has been impacting the production of sriracha hot sauce, with adverse weather conditions over the past year continuing to impact the quality of the chili pepper harvest.

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