Thanksgiving by the Numbers

An estimated 271 million turkeys will be raised in the U.S. this year

By U.S. News Staff

November 26, 2008 RSS Feed Print
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  • 271 million: Preliminary estimate of turkeys raised in the United States in 2008
  • 689 million pounds: Forecast for U.S. cranberry production in 2008
  • $9.2 million: Value of U.S. imports of live turkeys from January through July of 2008 (99.3 percent from Canada)
  • 13.3 pounds: Quantity of turkeys consumed by the typical American in 2006
  • $4.3 billion: Forecasted 2008 receipts to farmers from turkey sales

Source: U.S. Census

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