nd-crops NEWS RELEASE 2004 Crop & Livestock Rank March 1, 2005 North Dakota's 2004 Rank Among States Farmers and ranchers in the state maintained North Dakota's #1 ranking in the production of spring and durum wheat, barley, oats, canola, pinto beans, dry edible peas, flaxseed and sunflower in 2004 compared to other states, according to the North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Lentil production in North Dakota moved to first place in 2004, up from second place last year. North Dakota remained the second highest all wheat producing state in 2004, behind Kansas. Durum wheat production in North Dakota accounted for 59 percent of the U.S. total, down from 60 percent in 2003 while spring wheat accounted for 43 percent, down from 48 percent last year. Canola production accounted for 91 percent of the U.S. total compared to 90 percent in 2003. Pinto bean production accounted for 46 percent of the U.S. total, down from 56 percent a year ago. Flaxseed, dry edible peas, sunflower, barley and oat production accounted for 95, 61, 39, 33 and 12 percent of the U.S. total, respectively. North Dakota regained its first place position in honey production in 2004, ahead of South Dakota. North Dakota bee colonies produce 17 percent of the U.S. production, up from 16 percent in 2003. Sugarbeet production rank remained in third place, behind Minnesota and Idaho. Rank Commodity Percent of nation's production #1 Spring Wheat 43% Durum Wheat 59% Barley 33% Oats 12% Canola 91% All Sunflower 39% Oil Sunflower 39% Non-oil Sunflower 37% Flaxseed 95% All Dry Edible Beans 27% Pinto Beans 46% Dry Edible Peas 61% Lentils 31% Honey 17% #2 All Wheat 14% Rye 9% Navy Beans 30% #3 Sugarbeets 16% #4 Potatoes 6% #11 Soybeans 3% #16 Corn for Grain 1% The 10 Leading States and North Dakota's Rank North Percent Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dakota's of Rank Nation 1/ Crop Production - 2004 Corn, Grain IA IL NE MN IN SD OH MO KS WI 16 1 Silage WI CA NY PA MN SD MI IA ID NE 18 2 Wheat, Durum ND MT AZ CA SD MN 1 59 Spring ND MN MT SD ID WA OR CO UT NV 1 43 Winter KS OK WA TX MT ID NE SD OH IL 22 1 All KS ND MT OK WA SD TX ID MN NE 2 14 Oats ND SD WI MN IA TX PA MI NE NY 1 12 Barley ND ID MT WA CO MN WY OR AZ CA 1 33 Rye OK ND SD GA 2 9 Flaxseed ND MT SD MN 1 95 Potatoes ID WA WI ND CO OR ME MN CA MI 4 6 Sugarbeets MN ID ND MI CA MT NE CO WY OR 3 16 Soybeans IL IA IN MN MO NE OH SD AR KS 11 3 Dry Edible Beans Navy MI ND MN ID NE SD WY/OR 2 30 Pinto ND NE CO ID WY MT MN NM WA/KS 1 46 All ND MI NE ID CA MN CO WA WY MT 1 27 Dry Edible Peas ND WA MT ID OR 1 61 Lentils ND WA MT ID 1 31 Sunflower, Oil ND SD KS CO MN NE TX 1 39 Non-oil ND CO TX SD MN KS NE 1 37 All ND SD KS CO MN TX NE 1 39 Canola ND MN 1 91 Hay, Alfalfa CA IA SD/MN ID NE WI KS MT MI 16 3 All Other TX MO KY TN OK KS AR VA PA AL 14 2 All TX MO CA KS SD IA NE OK KY MN 16 2 Total Acreage Principal Crops Planted IA IL TX KS ND MN NE SD MO IN 5 7 Harvested IA IL KS ND TX MN NE SD MO IN 4 6 Grain Storage Capacity, December 1 On-Farm IA MN IL NE ND IN SD MO/OH KS 5 7 Off-Farm IL IA KS NE TX MN IN OH ND OK 9 3 Livestock on Hand - January 1, 2005 All Cattle & Calves TX KS NE OK/CA MO SD IA WI CO 18 2 Cattle & Calves on Feed TX NE KS CO IA CA SD OK AZ ID 23 * Cows That Have Calved TX CA MO OK NE SD KS WI MT KY/IA 15 2 Milk CA WI NY PA MN ID TX/NM MI OH 33 * Beef TX MO OK NE SD KS MT KY TN IA 13 3 All Hogs, Dec 1, 2004 IA NC MN IL IN MO NE OK KS OH 26 * All Sheep & Lambs TX CA WY SD CO MT UT/ID IA OR 15 2 Livestock Production - 2004 Calf Crop TX CA MO OK NE SD MT/KS WI IA 13 3 Lamb Crop TX WY SD MT CA UT ID IA CO OR 13 2 Pig Crop NC IA MN IL OK NE MO IN KS OH 24 * Turkeys Raised MN NC AR MO VA CA IN PA/SC IA 16 * Wool Production TX WY CA SD CO MT UT ID IA OR 14 2 Honey Production ND SD FL CA MT MN TX ID WI NE 1 17 * Less than one-half of one percent. 1/ North Dakota's percent of the Nation's total. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: David Knopf, Director 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/