Question: Which U . S . State Grows the Most Pumpkins? (2217 hits)
Happy Halloween to all my peeps on BIA and I hope you and your little trick-o-treaters have a very safe and fun time going door to door for goodies! Does anyone know what State grows the most pumpkins?
A. Illinois
B. North Carolina
C. Maryland
D. California
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Answer: Ninety-five percent of the pumpkins processed in the United States are grown in Illinois. Eighty percent of all the pumpkins produced commercially in the U. S. are produced within a 90-mile radius of Peoria, Illinois. Most of those pumpkins are grown for processing into canned pumpkins.
