Get Use Your Noodle - North Dakota Wheat Commission

In North Dakota, durum is planted on about 1.2 million acres with average production totaling 42 million bushels. About two-thirds of U.S. durum is used domestically, while the other third is exported to 15 different countries around the world. Italy and Algeria are typically the two largest U.S. durum markets.

Basic Wheat Info About 90 percent of the state's land is used for crop farming and cattle ranching with about 24 million acres of cropland. On average, North Dakota producers plant about 7.5 million acres of wheat with production totaling 320 million bushels.

North Dakota continues to rank first in spring wheat acreage in the United States, with 50.3 percent of the nation's estimated 11.1 million acres planted. ND Riveland is the leading Durum wheat variety in North Dakota during 2023 for the second consecutive year.

In recent years, the wheat acreage has stabilized somewhat, averaging some 450,000 acres since the year 2000 [7]. The two main classes of wheat grown in California are hard red winter wheat and durum wheat. The hard red varieties are classed as winter wheat due to the timing of its market entry.

Contact Information. Amber waves of grain – hard red spring wheat, durum and barley – have long been the mainstay of the North Dakota's agricultural economy. More recently, the state has become the nation's leading producer of such crops such as sunflowers, field peas, dry edible beans, flax, honey and canola.

2022 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW CommodityPlanted All Purpose AcresValue of Production in DollarsWHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM)5,300,0002,393,300,000WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM790,000324,480,000WHEAT, WINTER105,00048,735,000CORN39 more rows

The state's farms are spread across 39.3 million acres – nearly 90% of North Dakota's land area – with the average farm spanning about 1,512 acres. The state's top commodities include spring and durum wheat, dry edible beans, canola, flaxseed, pinto beans, and honey.