Below you will find charts and graphs of turkey production, prices and value in California. The data given was pulled from the CDFA 2006 Directory. You can download the charts and graphs in Microsoft Excel format by clicking here.
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| Turkey Production Statistics | ||||||
| Year | Turkeys Produced |
Meat Produced | $/lb. | Total Value | Lbs. of meat produced/turkey | Avg Pice/Turkey |
| 1997 | 21,000,000 | 480,900,000 | 0.42 | $201,978,000 | 22.9 | $9.62 |
| 1998 | 19,000,000 | 442,700,000 | 0.41 | $181,507,000 | 23.3 | $9.55 |
| 1999 | 17,500,000 | 428,750,000 | 0.45 | $192,937,500 | 24.5 | $11.03 |
| 2000 | 18,000,000 | 439,200,000 | 0.48 | $210,816,000 | 24.4 | $11.71 |
| 2001 | 18,700,000 | 450,670,000 | 0.47 | $211,814,900 | 24.1 | $11.33 |
| 2002 | 17,700,000 | 438,960,000 | 0.36 | $158,025,600 | 24.8 | $8.93 |
| 2003 | 17,300,000 | 418,660,000 | 0.36 | $150,717,600 | 24.2 | $8.71 |
| 2004 | 15,700,000 | 414,480,000 | 0.41 | $169,936,800 | 26.4 | $10.82 |
| 2005 | 14,500,000 | 395,850,000 | 0.43 | $170,215,500 | 27.3 | $11.74 |
| 2006 | 15,800,000 | 428,180,000 | 0.46 | $196,962,800 | 27.1 | $12.47 |
| Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture 2006 Directory | ||||||
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