The USDA released numbers on the pumpkin production value of California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Texas and Virginia for 2019-2021. For all of these states, except Virginia, production values rose in that period. The latter saw a drop to around $15 mln in 2021.
Column chart of millions of dollars of pumpkins sold for California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Virginia for the years 2019 to 2021.
US farm price of pumpkins, six states, 2019-21
Farm prices in the same period dropped somewhat in California, Illinois and Texas and saw a slight increase in the states of Indiana, Michigan and Virginia.
Column chart of price per 100 pounds of pumpkins for California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Virginia for the years 2019 to 2021.
Pumpkin production, six states, 2019-21
Column chart of millions of pounds of pumpkins harvested for California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Virginia for the years 2019 to 2021.
Pumpkin yield, six states, 2019-21
Column chart of thousand pounds of pumpkins per acre harvested for California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Virginia for the years 2019 to 2021.
Pumpkin acres harvested, six States, 2019-21
Column chart of pumpkin acres harvested for California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Virginia for the years 2019 to 2021.
Fresh pumpkin availability per capita, 2000-2021
Fresh pumpkin availability per capita between 2000 and 2021 witnessed a slight rise from approx. 4.6 pds per person to 6.2 pds per person.
Line graph of pounds per capita pumpkin use for the United States for the years 2000 to 2021.
Processing versus fresh share of pumpkin area harvested, six States, 2017
Bar chart of shares of processing and fresh market pumpkins harvested for California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Virginia.
Source: ers.usda.gov
