In this photo provided by The Great Pumpkin Farm, Emmett Andrusz, from left, Steve Andrusz and Scott Andrusz, pose with a record-setting 2,554-pound pumpkin in Clarence, NY, on Saturday.
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In this photo provided by The Great Pumpkin Farm, Emmett Andrusz, from left, Steve Andrusz and Scott Andrusz, pose with a record-setting 2,554-pound pumpkin in Clarence, NY, on Saturday.
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CLARENCE, NY — A 2,554-pound pumpkin grown in upstate New York has set a new U.S. record for heaviest fruit.
State and national records fell over the weekend at Great Pumpkin Ranch in the Buffalo suburb of Clarence, as Scott Andrusz’s entry smashed the previous national record of 2,528 pounds, Buffalo News reported.
The previous New York state record was 2,517 pounds, a news release said.
The winning gourd will be on display at the Great Pumpkin Farm fall festival through October 16.
An Italian grower holds the world record for the heaviest pumpkin. He planted a 2,702-pound squash in 2021, according to Guinness World Records.
