Turkey Day Statistics

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Claire McLoone

After the wonderful Thanksgiving break, here are some turkey day statists to get your mind back to functioning.

  • This years average cost for a 16-pound turkey was $21.71. According to the American Farm Bureau Federations, this is down 3% from 2017.
  • $48.90. The average cost this year to serve 10 people a Thanksgiving feast.
  • JUST IN MINNESOTA, 42.5 million turkeys were produced.
  • 240 million turkeys were raised in the United States this year.
  • According to Statista, most people eat their Thanksgiving meal between 1-3 p.m.
  • It’s been 397 years since the first Thanksgiving feast took place, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621.
  • 7,519 people signed Butterball Turkey Talk-Line’s petition on Change.org, calling for an official Thanksgiving turkey emoji.
  • NFL games were first played on Thanksgiving Day in 1920, 98 years ago.
  • On average, shoppers expect to spend $1,007.24 each.

If you’re dying for more stats, click on the links below!

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/22/us/thanksgiving-2018-by-the-numbers-trnd/index.html

https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-black-friday-3305710