TABLE 8
CROP PRODUCTION AND MARKETING SUMMARY, 2000
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of farms 475 95 95
Acreage Summary
Total acres owned 821 644 1,240
Total crop acres 1,619 1,150 2,581
Crop acres owned 489 341 807
Crop acres cash rented 829 574 1,370
Crop acres share rented 301 234 404
Total pasture acres 747 463 776
Average Price Received (Cash Sales Only)
Wheat, Spring per bushel 2.82 2.77 2.87
Wheat, Durum per bushel 2.53 2.52 2.29
Wheat, Winter per bushel 2.82 - 3.00
Barley per bushel 1.80 1.68 1.92
Canola per cwt 6.72 6.25 7.23
Sunflowers per cwt 5.93 5.59 6.24
Sunflowers, Confectionary per cwt 12.13 10.53 12.76
Soybeans per bushel 4.17 4.03 4.07
Flax per bushel 3.65 3.41 3.57
Safflower per lb 0.103 - 0.108
Corn per bushel 1.63 1.59 1.66
Oats per bushel 1.06 1.20 1.03
Beans, Pinto per cwt 12.47 - 12.45
Peas, Field per bushel 3.50 - 3.29
Hay, Alfalfa per ton 33.54 24.77 -
Hay, Mixed per ton 30.28 27.97 -
Hay, Grass per ton 25.58 29.71 -
Average Yield Per Acre
Wheat, Spring (bushel) 34.11 32.20 37.04
Wheat, Durum (bushel) 28.73 30.39 28.32
Wheat, Winter (bushel) 44.83 - 60.90
Barley (bushel) 54.02 47.89 56.73
Canola (cwt) 12.44 11.74 13.41
Sunflowers (cwt) 13.59 12.57 14.66
Sunflowers, Confectionary (cwt) 11.97 12.14 12.47
Soybeans (bushel) 30.74 32.54 31.73
Flax (bushel) 18.88 16.86 21.98
Safflower (lb) 894.40 - 923.02
Corn (bushel) 95.57 74.40 106.88
Corn Silage (ton) 9.34 8.67 9.85
Oats (bushel) 62.84 49.86 80.85
Beans, Pinto (cwt) 15.57 - 16.45
Peas, Field (bushel) 31.21 24.02 32.02
Hay, Alfalfa (ton) 2.17 1.57 2.36
Hay, Mixed (ton) 1.34 1.52 1.52
Hay, Grass (ton) 1.29 0.985 0.975