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*Personal income per Capita - $32,965 (2003)

*Personal income per Capita - $32,965 (2003)

Illinois is not only the nation’s leading pumpkin producer, but also its leading pumpkin processor.

Illinois is not only the nation’s leading pumpkin producer, but also its leading pumpkin processor. Libby's plants 5,000 acres of Dickinson Select pumpkins each year in and around Morton, Illinois. Morton, where 80 percent of the world's canned pumpkin is packed at the Libby's factory, is known as the "Pumpkin Capital of the World." The town hosts an annual Pumpkin Festival to celebrate the start of the pumpkin canning season. Illinois is a leading producer of [[soybeans]], corn and hogs. The state's climate and varied soil types enable farmers to grow and raise many other agricultural commodities, including cattle, wheat, oats, sorghum,hay, sheep, poultry, fruits and vegetables. Illinois also produces several specialty crops, such as buckwheat, horseradish, ostriches, fish and Christmas trees.Marketing of Illinois' agricultural commodities generates more than $9 billion annually. Corn accounts for nearly 40 percent of that total. Marketing of soybeans contributes about one-third, with the combined marketings of livestock, dairy and poultry generating about 23 percent.

Libby's plants 5,000 acres of Dickinson Select pumpkins each year in and around Morton, Illinois.

Morton, where 80 percent of the world's canned pumpkin is packed at the Libby's factory, is known as

the "Pumpkin Capital of the World." The town hosts an annual Pumpkin Festival to celebrate the start

of the pumpkin canning season.Illinois is a leading producer of soybeans, corn and hogs. The state's climate and varied soil types enable farmers to grow and raise many other agricultural commodities, including cattle, wheat, oats, sorghum,hay, sheep, poultry, fruits and vegetables. Illinois also produces several specialty crops, such as buckwheat, horseradish, ostriches, fish and Christmas trees.Marketing of Illinois' agricultural commodities generates more than $9 billion annually. Corn accounts for nearly 40 percent of that total. Marketing of soybeans contributes about one-third, with the combined marketings of livestock, dairy and poultry generating about 23 percent.

Illinois has a competitive edge over many other states due to its central location and superior

Illinois has a competitive edge over many other states due to its central location and superior

transportation system. More than 2,000 miles of interstate highways and 34,500 miles of other state

transportation system. More than 2,000 miles of interstate highways and 34,500 miles of other state