2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 North Dakota
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/29/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation1,552
Farm Operations - Number of Operations24,800
Farm Operations - Acres Operated38,500,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )860,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )10,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )1,660,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )45,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )63,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 )150,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head22,500
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb270,000,000
County outlines for NORTH DAKOTA

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
CommodityPlanted All Purpose AcresHarvested AcresYieldProductionPrice per UnitValue of Production in Dollars
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS6,200,0006,160,00035.5 BU / ACRE218,680,000 BU12.3 $ / BU2,689,764,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN3,800,000143 BU / ACRE543,400,000 BU4.45 $ / BU2,418,130,000
CORN, SILAGE200,00017.5 TONS / ACRE3,500,000 TONS
CORN4,050,000
WHEAT
WHEAT6,610,0006,530,00047.1 BU / ACRE307,845,000 BU7.45 $ / BU2,262,870,000
WHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM)5,550,0005,520,00048.5 BU / ACRE267,720,000 BU7.1 $ / BU1,900,812,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM905,000865,00037 BU / ACRE32,005,000 BU9.6 $ / BU307,248,000
WHEAT, WINTER155,000145,00056 BU / ACRE8,120,000 BU6.75 $ / BU54,810,000
CANOLA
CANOLA1,930,0001,915,0001,810 LB / ACRE3,466,150,000 LB25 $ / CWT866,538,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE475,497,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA60,000314,721,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)160,776,000
HAY
HAY2,790,0001.59 TONS / ACRE4,428,000 TONS114 $ / TON475,497,000
HAY, ALFALFA1,530,0001.7 TONS / ACRE2,601,000 TONS121 $ / TON314,721,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,260,0001.45 TONS / ACRE1,827,000 TONS88 $ / TON160,776,000
POTATOES
POTATOES76,00075,000350 CWT / ACRE26,250,000 CWT14.8 $ / CWT388,500,000
BARLEY
BARLEY690,000570,00071 BU / ACRE40,470,000 BU6.6 $ / BU267,102,000
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER575,000562,0001,998 LB / ACRE1,122,980,000 LB20.3 $ / CWT219,089,000
PEAS
PEAS, DRY EDIBLE270,000261,0002,300 LB / ACRE6,003,000 CWT15.4 $ / CWT92,446,000
LENTILS
LENTILS93,00089,0001,230 LB / ACRE1,095,000 CWT37.6 $ / CWT41,172,000
OATS
OATS280,000105,00076 BU / ACRE7,980,000 BU3.65 $ / BU29,127,000
FLAXSEED
FLAXSEED110,000103,00021 BU / ACRE2,163,000 BU12.8 $ / BU27,686,000
RYE
RYE96,00063,00041 BU / ACRE2,583,000 BU6.25 $ / BU16,144,000
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS229,000228,00026.8 TONS / ACRE6,110,000 TONS
CHICKPEAS
CHICKPEAS22,00021,7001,490 LB / ACRE324,000 CWT(D) $ / CWT(D)
(NA) Not Available
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit


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