Monday, November 18, 2013

Thanksgiving Facts: Do you know what US state raises the most turkeys?

Facts for Features available from the United States Census Bureau


254 million

The number of turkeys raised in the United States in 2012

46 million

The estimate of turkeys Minnesota raised in 2012. The Gopher State was tops in turkey production, followed by North Carolina (36 million), Arkansas (29 million), Missouri (18 million), Virginia (17 million), Indiana (17 million) and California (16 million). These seven states together accounted for about 70 percent of U.S. turkeys produced in 2012

$23.1 million

The value of U.S. imports of live turkeys for 2012, with 99.8 percent of them coming from Canada

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