1 - Illinois is the leading pumkin producer in the United States, contributing about 15 percent of the total pumpkin acreage in the country each year.
502 - Number of Illinois pumpkin farms.
13,500 - Acreage of pumpkins grown in Illinois.
71 - Percentage of the 13,500 acres planted in pumpkins that are harvested for processing, ranking Illinois first among all states.
95 - Estimated percentage of procesed pumkins in the United States that are grown in Illinois.
23.4 million - Cash receipts that Illinois pumpkin growers received for their crop in 2007.
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