By the Numbers: Thanksgiving
254 million:
Turkeys raised in the United States in 2012
768 million:
Pounds of cranberries grown in the United States in 2012
2.7 billion:
Pounds of sweet potatoes grown in major sweet potato-producing states in 2011
1.1 billion:
Pounds of pumpkins grown in major pumpkin-producing states in 2011
672,370:
Tons of green beens grown in the United States in 2012
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service