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Illinois tops pumpkin yield record in 2018

The USDA reports Illinois broke the national pumpkin yield record in 2018 despite lower production.

Illinois’ average yield of 47,000 pounds per acre is the highest on record in the US, topping a 41,000 pounds per acre yield in Texas in 2016.

Illinois farmers harvested 37% fewer pumpkin acres last year, but higher yields resulted in total production dropping by only 20%. Illinois continues to be the number one pumpkin producing state.