And most of the pumpkin in those pies comes from Morton, Illinois, population 17,000. In any given year, up to 95% of canned pumpkin ... by the nearby Libby's processing plant in Morton, a town ...
People consume a lot of pumpkins this time of year - pumpkin bread, pumpkin lattes, and, of course, pumpkin pie. And most of the pumpkin in those pies comes from Morton, Illinois, population 17,000.