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"More than 90% of the American pumpkin crop comes from within 90 miles of Peoria, Illinois." -- nm

Posted by NPR Marketplace (aka Max) Oct 7 '15, 15:28

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I know they're the biggies for pumpkins, by a lot; but I doubt that number. hmm. let's google! yah, that's not right. - b. Oct 7, 15:37 4
- The 90 percent stat could be just canned pumpkin. -- nm - Ender Oct 7, 15:42 3
  - googling finds many hits referencing the stat as coming from the university of illinois. here's the first hit, trying to find the source. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 7, 15:52 1
    - whoops, that was meant to be a different link, one from a uofi extension; but here's the univ.'s facts page - yah, it's processed pumpkins. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 7, 15:56
  - which isn't pumpkin. it is a different kind of squash, generally. -- nm* - andie Oct 7, 15:48
Yup and the crop will be crap because a lot of farms got washed out in June. - spamlet Oct 7, 15:36 2
- yah, I read that earlier. it's gonna impact pies! :( - ed. to add link. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Oct 7, 15:38 1
  - ^that is sfw, weirdos. it's cnbc. -- nm - b. Oct 7, 16:13
And most of it is processed in Morton, Illinois. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 7, 15:30
There's only a 10% chance I believe this statistic -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 15:29
*reaims missles* -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 15:29 3
- Wait, give me time to short pumpkin futures first. -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 15:31 1
  - pumpkings vs. pumpkinduel - scandal all over again! -- nm - b. Oct 7, 15:58
- *builds up chemical warhead stock* -- nm - cinnamon industry Oct 7, 15:30

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