How Many Pumpkins Will Be Sold This Halloween?

About 146 million Americans planned to carve pumpkins in 2021, up from 145 million in 2019.
The U.S. grows 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins each year, most sold for Halloween.
Illinois, the top producer, grew 564 million pounds in 2020.
Each trailer load contains 50-56 bins or 2,000 pumpkins, selling for $6,000 plus $3.25 per freight mile.
After Halloween, an estimated 15 million carved pumpkins are thrown away in the UK, totaling 18,000 tonnes of food waste.
Higher prices are forecast this Halloween for pumpkins and candy. Pumpkin prices currently average $1.38 per pound.

How many pumpkins are sold each Halloween?
There are an estimated 3.7 million pumpkins sold at Halloween each year.
150 million Americans planned to carve pumpkins in 2021, equal to the 145 million in 2019.
Pumpkin prices in 2020 were $4.18 each, up from $4.04 in 2019.

Squash bugs are the main executioners of pumpkin vines.
Pumpkins are generally planted as single columns with 30-40 creeps between plants in the column and 8-12 feet between columns.
The Halloween pumpkin is emptied and cut to make a grimacing face and is lit inside with a little candle.
The carved Halloween pumpkin observes the memory of lost spirits.