Pumpkin Business Booming in Illinois

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(Undated) – Illinois is the largest pumpkin producing state in the nation and according to one of the largest growers in Illinois business is booming. Owner of Ackerman Family Farms, John Ackerman, says despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the pumpkin farm has seen a spike in demand.
Currently, Ackerman Family Farms grows over 150 different varieties of pumpkins, and Ackerman said this year’s crop benefited from the summer’s semi-drought conditions.