Turkey Mortgages

It is unbelievable how people try to get your attention via email and how they suck you in. Listen to what I got on Thanksgiving day. According to the National Turkey Federation, the U.S. as a whole eats about 46 million turkeys on Thanksgiving. That's a truly staggering number of birds and a small handful of states is responsible for raising most of them. Minnesota leads the rafter, producing 22% of domestic turkeys. Arkansas and North Carolina each produce 14%. Indiana, Missouri and Virginia all account for about 9% of American turkeys.

According to the USDA, potatoes are the largest U.S. vegetable crop, accounting for 15% of all vegetable sales. Per capita U.S. potato consumption is about 128 pounds per year, but less than half of that tuber takedown is the type of potato you'll likely be eating with your Thanksgiving meal. Fresh potatoes – the ones you have to peel – account for just a third of total potato consumption. Frozen potatoes (think McDonalds French fries) constitute about 43% of consumption.

The Pacific Northwest is the country's potato basket. Idaho grew 30% of the 44.2 billion pounds of potatoes the U.S. produced in 2014, while Washington State chipped in another 23%. Even though other parts of the world also produce significant quantities of taters, the U.S. is currently a net potato exporter.