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ND Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics - North Dakota
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jul 10, 2006, 14:59 PST



TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES

Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001
Commodity Value of receipts
thousand $		 Percent of state total
farm receipts		 Percent of US value
1.     Wheat 839,582 28.2 14.7
2.     Cattle and calves 524,924 17.6 1.3
3.     Soybeans 283,873 9.5 2.2
4.     Corn 163,119 5.5 1.0
5.     Sugar beets 162,162 5.4 18.3
 
All commodities
 2,978,548   1.5
 
For more details about North Dakota's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.



Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2001
Commodity Rank among
states		 Value
million $
1.     Wheat and products 1 619.9
2.     Soybeans and products 12 146.4
3.     Feed grains and products 13 114.4
4.     Vegetables and preparations 9 111.4
5.     Sunflower seed and oil 1 102.1
 
Overall
 14 1,203.1
 
For more information on exports see the Agricultural Trade Briefing Room or ERS's Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS) or contact Carol Whitton, 202-694-5287.



Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997
Counties Percent of state's
total receipts		 Million $
1.     Cass 5.9 169.0
2.     Richland 5.8 166.0
3.     Grand Forks 4.5 129.6
4.     Pembina 4.4 127.5
5.     Walsh 4.3 122.4
 
State total
   2,869.3
 
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.

*EXTRA* Need more? For a printable fact sheet about North Dakota Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.


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