– Total number of turkeys that are consumed on Thanksgiving Day, 51,650,000.
– Total U.S. spending on Thanksgiving dinner food, $2,983,000,000.
– Average household spending on Thanksgiving dinner, $59.18.
– Average household spending on Thanksgiving weekend, $342.
– Number of families that will travel for Thanksgiving, 39,000,000.
– Number of places in the U.S. named Plymouth, 37.
– Average cost per pound of turkey, $1.20
– Average number of turkeys raised in the U.S. each year, 254,000,000.
– Annual consumption of turkey by the average American, 16 pounds.
– Annual tons of green beans produced, 659,340 tons.
– Pounds of sweet potatoes produced annually, 2.4 billion pounds.
– Value of all pumpkins produced annually, $118,000,000.
– Pounds of cherries produced annually, 266,000,000 pounds.
– Barrels of cranberry produced annually, 7,600,000 barrels.
– Total value of turkeys produced in the U.S. annually, $4,850,000,000.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Statisticsbrain.com
