April 2007

     Dry Edible Peas: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield and Production
                      North Dakota by County, 2006 1/

District                                     
and                        Area          Area      Yield per
County                    Planted      Harvested     Acre        Production
                           Acres         Acres      Pounds          Cwt
Burke                      26,000       25,800       1,636        422,000
Divide                     61,500       61,300       1,416        868,000
Mountrail                  61,000       59,800       1,398        836,000
Renville                   31,500       31,400       1,570        493,000
Ward                       51,000       50,800       1,807        918,000
Williams                   52,000       50,500       1,333        673,000
   Combined Counties
      Northwest           283,000      279,600       1,506      4,210,000

Benson                      7,200        7,000       1,686        118,000
Bottineau                  37,000       36,900       2,073        765,000
McHenry                    11,000       10,900       1,615        176,000
Pierce                      6,900        6,800       1,794        122,000
Rolette                     6,900        6,800       2,544        173,000
   Combined Counties
      North Central        69,000       68,400       1,980      1,354,000

Cavalier                    7,900        7,600       2,145        163,000
Grand Forks
Nelson                      6,800        6,600       1,788        118,000
Pembina
Ramsey                      6,700        6,600       1,894        125,000
Towner                      9,900        9,800       2,092        205,000
Walsh                       3,900        3,800       1,789         68,000
   Combined Counties        1,800        1,600       1,688         27,000
      Northeast            37,000       36,000       1,961        706,000

Dunn                        1,600        1,600       1,250         20,000
McKenzie                   19,400       17,800       1,348        240,000
McLean                     75,500       74,400       1,321        983,000
Mercer                      8,300        7,500       1,293         97,000
Oliver                      5,200        4,600       1,130         52,000
   Combined Counties
      West Central        110,000      105,900       1,314      1,392,000

Eddy                        4,100        4,000       2,125         85,000
Foster                      4,500        4,400       2,295        101,000
Kidder                      5,800        4,600       1,087         50,000
Sheridan                    3,400        3,300       1,606         53,000
Stutsman                   19,200       19,100       1,838        351,000
Wells                       6,000        5,800       1,828        106,000
   Combined Counties
      Central              43,000       41,200       1,811        746,000

Barnes                      3,500        3,500       2,600         91,000
Cass
Griggs
Steele
Traill
   Combined Counties        1,000        1,000       2,100         21,000
      East Central          4,500        4,500       2,489        112,000

Adams                       3,300        3,000       1,533         46,000
Billings                      700          600       1,167          7,000
Bowman                      4,600        4,400       1,455         64,000
Golden Valley              11,500       11,200       1,830        205,000
Hettinger                   6,100        6,000       1,233         74,000
Slope                       4,100        3,600       1,250         45,000
Stark                         700          400       1,000          4,000
   Combined Counties
      Southwest            31,000       29,200       1,524        445,000

Burleigh                   13,600       12,400       1,419        176,000
Emmons
Grant
Morton                      5,200        4,000       1,075         43,000
Sioux
   Combined Counties        8,700        5,000       1,700         85,000
      South Central        27,500       21,400       1,421        304,000

Dickey
LaMoure
Logan                       2,800        2,400       1,375         33,000
McIntosh
Ransom
Richland
Sargent
   Combined Counties        2,200        1,400       1,429         20,000
      Southeast             5,000        3,800       1,395         53,000
Combined Districts
State Total               610,000      590,000       1,580      9,322,000
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/