24.7 pounds
Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2010.
1.1 billion pounds
Pumpkin production by major pumpkin-producing states in 2010. Illinois produced an estimated 427 million pounds of the vined orange gourd. California, New York and Ohio were also major pumpkin-producing states, each with an estimate of more than 100 million pounds.
Some pumpkin statistics I found online:
• U.S. per capita use of pumpkins:
2009: 4.10 pounds
2010: 4.49 pounds
2011: 4.49 pounds
2012: 4.46 pounds (forecast)
• Farm price for pumpkins:
2008 average: 12.90 cents per pound
2009 average: 11.00 cents per pound
2010 average: 11.00 cents per pound
2011 average: 10.60 cents per pound
• U.S. advertised retail price for pumpkins:
2011 average: $4.60 each
Sept 7, 2012: $2.16 each
Sept 14, 2012: $4.75 each
Sept 21, 2012: $4.34 each
Sept 28, 2012: $4.79 each (4% above 2011 average)
Doing some quick math will show you that the farmers miss out on this one....
Some more useless Halloween facts :)
The largest pumpkin ever measured was grown by Norm Craven, who broke the world record in 1993 with a 836 lb. pumpkin.
- According to tradition, if a person wears his or her clothes inside out and then walks backwards on Halloween, he or she will see a witch at midnight.
- Halloween is thought to have originated around 4000 B.C., which means Halloween has been around for over 6,000 years.
- In 2010, 72.2% of those surveyed by the National Retail Federation will hand out candy, 46.3% will carve a pumpkin, 20.8% will visit a haunted house, and 11.5% will dress up their pets.
- Stephen Clarke holds the record for the world’s fastest pumpkin carving time: 24.03 seconds, smashing his previous record of 54.72 seconds. The rules of the competition state that the pumpkin must weigh less than 24 pounds and be carved in a traditional way, which requires at least eyes, nose, ears, and a mouth.
And some visual stats
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