At this time of year, you are hard pressed to visit a retail store that doesn’t have pumpkins available for purchase. Pumpkin patches have also become extremely popular weekend destinations for people to visit for entertainment and family fun and to pick out a pumpkin to take back home.
USDA research economist Seth Wechsler says that while pumpkins are grown nationwide, five states take the top spots in terms of pumpkin production.
Wechsler says that pumpkin production has become more popular over the years.
He adds that consumers are driving up the demand for pumpkins which has resulted in more pumpkin availability.
That was USDA research economist Seth Wechsler.
