Updated March 2004 Canola County Estimates, North Dakota, 2003 1/ District and Area Area Yield Per County Planted Harvested Acre 2/ Production Acres Acres Lbs Lbs Burke 32,500 32,400 1,135 36,780,000 Divide 17,500 16,500 915 15,090,000 Mountrail 51,000 50,800 1,227 62,320,000 Renville 58,000 57,600 1,233 71,030,000 Ward 62,000 61,800 1,286 79,480,000 Williams 9,000 8,900 989 8,800,000 Combined Counties Northwest 230,000 228,000 1,200 273,500,000 Benson 28,500 28,000 1,632 45,700,000 Bottineau 80,000 79,500 1,309 104,060,000 McHenry 28,000 27,200 1,463 39,780,000 Pierce 29,000 28,900 1,578 45,610,000 Rolette 49,500 49,400 1,616 79,830,000 Combined Counties North Central 215,000 213,000 1,479 314,980,000 Cavalier 165,000 163,400 1,693 276,600,000 Grand Forks 2,200 2,100 1,510 3,170,000 Nelson 17,500 17,100 1,536 26,260,000 Pembina 3,900 3,600 1,667 6,000,000 Ramsey 35,000 34,700 1,321 45,840,000 Towner 79,000 78,600 1,545 121,430,000 Walsh 7,400 7,000 1,443 10,100,000 Combined Counties Northeast 310,000 306,500 1,597 489,400,000 Dunn 2,500 2,500 940 2,350,000 McKenzie 8,000 7,400 1,378 10,200,000 McLean 69,500 68,800 1,387 95,400,000 Mercer 8,200 8,200 845 6,930,000 Oliver 1,800 1,800 1,233 2,220,000 Combined Counties West Central 90,000 88,700 1,320 117,100,000 Eddy 3,900 3,600 1,417 5,100,000 Foster 4,800 4,800 1,685 8,090,000 Kidder 2,900 2,600 1,100 2,860,000 Sheridan 14,800 14,700 1,359 19,980,000 Stutsman 8,600 8,600 1,423 12,240,000 Wells 20,000 19,600 1,426 27,950,000 Combined Counties Central 55,000 53,900 1,414 76,220,000 Barnes 3,600 3,600 1,742 6,270,000 Cass Griggs 3,800 3,800 1,811 6,880,000 Steele Traill Combined Counties 1,600 1,600 1,781 2,850,000 East Central 9,000 9,000 1,778 16,000,000 Adams 1,100 1,100 909 1,000,000 Billings Bowman 1,700 1,700 953 1,620,000 Golden Valley Hettinger 26,000 26,000 1,006 26,160,000 Slope 5,000 5,000 1,288 6,440,000 Stark 4,500 4,500 1,209 5,440,000 Combined Counties 1,700 1,700 671 1,140,000 Southwest 40,000 40,000 1,045 41,800,000 Burleigh 8,900 8,900 1,348 12,000,000 Emmons Grant 5,300 5,300 943 5,000,000 Morton 2,400 2,300 991 2,280,000 Sioux Combined Counties 1,400 1,400 1,086 1,520,000 South Central 18,000 17,900 1,162 20,800,000 Dickey LaMoure Logan McIntosh 1,800 1,800 1,294 2,330,000 Ransom Richland Sargent Combined Counties 1,200 1,200 1,225 1,470,000 Southeast 3,000 3,000 1,267 3,800,000 Combined Districts STATE 970,000 960,000 1,410 1,353,600,000 1/ Data published in combined counties or districts to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2/ Yield per harvested acre. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: David Knopf, State Statistician North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service NDSU, IACC Bldg., Room 448 P.O. Box 3166 Fargo, ND 58108-3166 Telephone: (701) 239-5306 E-Mail: nass-nd@nass.usda.gov Internet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/nd/