ANKARA: The number of turkeys raised in Virginia in 2015 is expected to total 17.4 million, up 4 percent from the 16.8 million raised in 2014, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said.
Turkey production in the United States during 2015 is predicted to reach 228 million, down 4 percent from the number raised during 2014.
The figures are from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service based on a Sept. 1 survey.