March 2007

          Canola: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield and Production
                      North Dakota by County, 2006 1/
District                                    Canola
and                         Area         Area
County                    Planted     Harvested    Yield       Production
                           Acres         Acres     Pounds        Pounds
Burke                      34,500       34,500     1,235       42,620,000
Divide                     10,500       10,500     1,050       11,030,000
Mountrail                  50,000       49,900     1,128       56,300,000
Renville                   66,000       66,000     1,305       86,120,000
Ward                       71,000       70,900     1,363       96,650,000
Williams                    7,000        7,000       936        6,550,000
   Combined Counties
      Northwest           239,000      238,800     1,253      299,270,000

Benson                     28,000       27,800     1,132       31,460,000
Bottineau                  53,000       52,800     1,245       65,720,000
McHenry                    32,000       31,800     1,109       35,270,000
Pierce                     32,500       32,400     1,231       39,890,000
Rolette                    42,500       42,200     1,471       62,060,000
   Combined Counties
      North Central       188,000      187,000     1,253      234,400,000

Cavalier                  193,000      192,500     1,739      334,680,000
Grand Forks                   600          600     1,050          630,000
Nelson                     19,500       19,500     1,235       24,090,000
Pembina                     4,400        4,400     1,980        8,710,000
Ramsey                     35,300       35,000     1,465       51,260,000
Towner                     72,000       71,900     1,508      108,410,000
Walsh                      12,200       12,000     1,343       16,120,000
   Combined Counties
      Northeast           337,000      335,900     1,619      543,900,000

Dunn
McKenzie                    5,300        5,200     1,046        5,440,000
McLean                     73,000       72,800     1,309       95,320,000
Mercer                      8,200        8,200       987        8,090,000
Oliver
   Combined Counties        2,500        2,400       767        1,840,000
      West Central         89,000       88,600     1,249      110,690,000

Eddy                        2,600        2,600     1,331        3,460,000
Foster                      7,200        7,000     1,350        9,450,000
Kidder                      1,500        1,400       950        1,330,000
Sheridan                   16,400       16,200     1,253       20,300,000
Stutsman                    4,900        4,900     1,255        6,150,000
Wells                      12,000       12,000     1,188       14,250,000
   Combined Counties
      Central              44,600       44,100     1,246       54,940,000

Barnes
Cass
Griggs
Steele
Traill
   Combined Counties
      East Central

Adams
Billings
Bowman
Golden Valley
Hettinger                  17,000       16,600       828       13,750,000
Slope                       2,900        2,900       993        2,880,000
Stark                       2,000        2,000       770        1,540,000
   Combined Counties        2,700        2,200       782        1,720,000
      Southwest            24,600       23,700       839       19,890,000

Burleigh                    5,900        5,800     1,131        6,560,000
Emmons
Grant
Morton                      1,900        1,900       716        1,360,000
Sioux
   Combined Counties        2,000        1,700       412          700,000
      South Central         9,800        9,400       917        8,620,000

Dickey
LaMoure
Logan
McIntosh
Ransom
Richland
Sargent
   Combined Counties
      Southeast
Combined Districts          8,000        7,500     1,232        9,240,000
State Total               940,000      935,000     1,370    1,280,950,000
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/Statistics_by_State/North_Dakota/