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South Carolina ranks eighth nationally in the production of turkeys.
Nationally, 264 million turkeys were raised in 2004, down 4 percent from the 2003 total. Minnesota ranked first in the number raised with 46.5 million, followed by North Carolina with 39.0 million, Arkansas with 28.5 million, Missouri with 21.5, Virginia with 19.7 million, California with 15.7 million, and Indiana with 13.3 million. These States accounted for 70 percent of the turkeys produced in the United States during 2004.
Turkey growers in the 23 major producing States intend to decrease the number of birds raised by 2 percent in 2005. The number of turkeys actually raised in 2005 may vary from growers’ intentions depending on feed costs, supply of hatching eggs, cost of poults, and prices growers receive for turkeys during the next few months.
Since the early 1990's, U.S. per capita turkey consumption has been about 17-18 pounds.
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