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THE TURKEY IN
THE BARNYARD :
Commercial Production |
Turkey production in the U.S.
has tripled since 1970. Production value in 1996 was more than $7.9 billion. North
Carolina is the Number One state in turkey production, followed by Minnesota and Arkansas.
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According to the National Turkey
Federation, 275 million turkeys were raised in 1998. 45 million of
those turkeys were eaten at Thanksgiving. 91% of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
With the average turkey purchased weighing 15 pounds, 675 million pounds of turkey were
eaten in the United States at Thanksgiving!
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