10/29/14

Fact of the Week: October 29, 2014


A total of 50,900 Acres of pumpkins were harvested in the U.S. in 2013.  Which had an estimated value of $149.9 million. Illinois was the leading producer of pumpkins in the country, with an estimated 547.6 million pounds of this vined gourd

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Page 9 and 38
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/VegeSumm/VegeSumm-03-27-2014.pdf

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