It is almost Turkey Day! As such, we here at The A-Blast thought we might share some interesting information brought to you by Business Insider about Thanksgiving.
- Minnesota is the biggest turkey-producing state, at 46.6 million turkeys
- The expected consumption of turkey by the average American is 16 pounds
- The 2011 contracted production of snap beans in major snap (green) bean-producing states, down from 736,680 tons in 2010
- The total weight of sweet potatoes produced by major sweet-potato-producing states in 2010 was 2.4 billion pounds
- The value of all pumpkins produced by major pumpkin-producing states in 2010, up from $103 million in 2009, was $117 million
- The nation’s tart cherry production for 2011 was 266 million pounds. That’s up 40 percent from the 2010 production.
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