Some interesting facts about Turkey and Thanksgiving (according to the National Turkey Federation):
- Nearly 88 percent of Americans surveyed eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
- In 2011, more than 248.5 million turkeys were raised.
- More than 219 million were consumed in the United States. We estimate that 46 million of those turkeys were eaten at Thanksgiving, 22 million at Christmas and 19 million at Easter.
- The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is 16 pounds, meaning that approximately 736 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the United States during Thanksgiving in 2011.
With all that said, would you rather have a Ham?