March 2006 Canola: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield and Production North Dakota by County, 2005 1/ District Canola and Area Area County Planted Harvested Yield Production Acres Acres Pounds Pounds Burke 32,000 31,800 1,659 52,750,000 Divide 10,000 9,600 1,501 14,410,000 Mountrail 46,000 45,700 1,414 64,610,000 Renville 64,000 63,600 1,639 104,230,000 Ward 73,000 71,400 1,521 108,610,000 Williams 7,000 6,900 1,397 9,640,000 Combined Counties Northwest 232,000 229,000 1,547 354,250,000 Benson 41,500 40,400 1,292 52,180,000 Bottineau 70,000 65,000 1,353 87,920,000 McHenry 33,500 32,400 1,566 50,750,000 Pierce 37,500 37,200 1,453 54,070,000 Rolette 47,500 45,000 1,401 63,030,000 Combined Counties North Central 230,000 220,000 1,400 307,950,000 Cavalier 195,000 193,000 1,395 269,200,000 Grand Forks 1,500 1,400 1,364 1,910,000 Nelson 22,000 21,700 1,435 31,140,000 Pembina 5,000 4,400 1,186 5,220,000 Ramsey 46,000 44,400 1,352 60,030,000 Towner 91,000 88,700 1,243 110,250,000 Walsh 14,500 14,400 1,438 20,700,000 Combined Counties Northeast 375,000 368,000 1,354 498,450,000 Dunn McKenzie 6,500 6,400 1,590 10,176,000 McLean 73,000 72,700 1,529 111,144,000 Mercer 8,000 7,900 1,275 10,070,000 Oliver Combined Counties 2,500 2,300 1,374 3,160,000 West Central 90,000 89,300 1,507 134,550,000 Eddy 6,500 6,400 1,744 11,160,000 Foster 8,000 7,000 1,854 12,980,000 Kidder 1,900 1,800 1,522 2,740,000 Sheridan 18,000 17,800 1,581 28,150,000 Stutsman 7,100 7,000 1,770 12,390,000 Wells 18,500 18,100 1,523 27,560,000 Combined Counties Central 60,000 58,100 1,635 94,980,000 Barnes Cass Griggs 3,400 3,300 1,521 5,020,000 Steele Traill Combined Counties 3,600 3,300 1,555 5,130,000 East Central 7,000 6,600 1,538 10,150,000 Adams Billings Bowman Golden Valley Hettinger 18,800 18,600 1,370 25,480,000 Slope 2,400 2,300 1,583 3,640,000 Stark 2,700 2,600 1,250 3,250,000 Combined Counties 2,100 1,800 1,406 2,530,000 Southwest 26,000 25,300 1,379 34,900,000 Burleigh 8,600 8,400 1,530 12,850,000 Emmons Grant 3,300 3,200 1,166 3,730,000 Morton 3,400 3,100 1,181 3,660,000 Sioux Combined Counties 700 500 1,520 760,000 South Central 16,000 15,200 1,382 21,000,000 Dickey LaMoure Logan 1,900 1,500 1,607 2,410,000 McIntosh 2,100 2,000 1,480 2,960,000 Ransom Richland Sargent Combined Counties Southeast 4,000 3,500 1,534 5,370,000 Combined Districts State Total 1,040,000 1,015,000 1,440 1,461,600,000 1/ Data published in combined counties or districts to avoid disclosure of individual operations. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: David Knopf, Director USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, North Dakota Field Office 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/