March 2007

        Flaxseed:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield and Production
                      North Dakota by County, 2006 1/

District                                   Flaxseed
and                        Area          Area
County                    Planted      Harvested    Yield      Production
                           Acres         Acres     Bushels       Bushels
Burke                      43,000       42,700      14.3         610,000
Divide                     26,500       26,300      11.6         305,000
Mountrail                  62,000       61,200      12.0         736,000
Renville                   47,500       47,100      14.3         672,000
Ward                       91,000       90,600      19.0       1,718,000
Williams                   16,000       15,600      10.7         167,000
   Combined Counties
      Northwest           286,000      283,500      14.8       4,208,000

Benson                     11,000       10,700      15.3         164,000
Bottineau                  48,000       47,100      16.3         767,000
McHenry                    31,000       30,900      13.0         401,000
Pierce                     19,000       18,500      13.1         242,000
Rolette                     9,000        8,500      21.9         186,000
   Combined Counties
      North Central       118,000      115,700      15.2       1,760,000

Cavalier                   24,800       24,400      22.5         549,000
Grand Forks
Nelson                      7,500        7,300      12.3          90,000
Pembina
Ramsey                     18,000       17,500      16.6         290,000
Towner                     19,900       19,800      21.5         426,000
Walsh                       6,100        6,000      20.8         125,000
   Combined Counties        1,700        1,700      16.5          28,000
      Northeast            78,000       76,700      19.7       1,508,000

Dunn                        3,900        3,800       9.7          37,000
McKenzie                    5,000        4,000       9.5          38,000
McLean                     71,000       70,800      16.5       1,165,000
Mercer                      7,500        7,100      10.3          73,000
Oliver                      3,600        3,100      11.9          37,000
   Combined Counties
      West Central         91,000       88,800      15.2       1,350,000

Eddy                        7,700        7,500      16.0         120,000
Foster                      7,100        6,700      15.2         102,000
Kidder                     17,000        9,700       7.4          72,000
Sheridan                   32,100       31,200       9.6         301,000
Stutsman                   12,400       11,700      15.5         181,000
Wells                      13,700       13,200      11.7         154,000
   Combined Counties
      Central              90,000       80,000      11.6         930,000

Barnes
Cass
Griggs                      1,100        1,000      16.0          16,000
Steele
Traill
   Combined Counties        2,900        2,900      14.8          43,000
      East Central          4,000        3,900      15.1          59,000

Adams
Billings
Bowman                      3,300        3,100      13.2          41,000
Golden Valley               1,500        1,500      12.7          19,000
Hettinger                  16,900       16,000       8.1         130,000
Slope                       2,400        2,300      11.3          26,000
Stark                       3,900        3,800       8.7          33,000
   Combined Counties        2,000        1,900       7.4          14,000
      Southwest            30,000       28,600       9.2         263,000

Burleigh                   22,800       18,100       7.4         134,000
Emmons                      5,200        2,200       5.0          11,000
Grant                       4,500        2,800       5.0          14,000
Morton
Sioux
   Combined Counties        2,700        1,400       5.0           7,000
      South Central        35,200       24,500       6.8         166,000

Dickey                      1,300        1,200       7.5           9,000
LaMoure
Logan                       8,600        5,900      10.5          62,000
McIntosh                    5,600        3,900       8.2          32,000
Ransom
Richland
Sargent
   Combined Counties        2,300        2,300       9.1          21,000
      Southeast            17,800       13,300       9.3         124,000
Combined Districts
State Total               750,000      715,000      14.5      10,368,000
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/