Happy Thanksgiving!
November 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
Here’s a little Turkey Trivia for you as we head into the long Thanksgiving Day weekend …
This year, U. S. Turkey production will total 248 million (this is an increase of 2% from 2010).
Six U.S. states account for almost two-thirds of the turkeys produced this year.
The largest turkey producing state is Minnesota, at 46.5 million turkeys.
The other top 5 turkey producing states are:
North Carolina: 30.0 million turkeys
Arkansas: 30.0 million turkeys
Missouri: 18.0 million turkeys
Virginia: 17.5 million turkeys
Indiana: 16.0 million turkeys
MDT wishes you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving!
(Source: http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/current/TurkRaisSu/TurkRaisSu-09-23-2011.pdf)
