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Which state grows the most canola?

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Which states grow the most canola (the yellow-flower crop pressed into cooking oil)? Tap them most-to-least.

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I bet… Florida — sunshine makes oil, right? ☀️

Answer

The real order is…
    North Dakota grows about 13.83× as much as #2 Washington!
    📚 Background The canola oil in your kitchen starts as a field of bright-yellow flowers. Canola is a cool-season crop, and America grows about 8 out of 10 of it in one cold, northern state — North Dakota, right on the Canadian border. The name “canola” was even coined in Canada. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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    Canola grown (pounds, 2024)

    🇺🇸 United States (national)4,863,500,000 pounds
    North Dakota #1 3,952,500,000 pounds
    Most: North Dakota (3,952,500,000 pounds); least shown here: Kansas (9,600,000 pounds).

    Note: measured in pounds harvested. Only states that publish a value are shown. Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Kitchen oil from way up north!

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    Canola grown (pounds, 2024)
    Rank State Value Share of U.S. total
    #1 North Dakota 3,952,500,000 pounds 81.3%
    #2 Washington 285,740,000 pounds 5.9%
    #3 Minnesota 221,400,000 pounds 4.6%
    #4 Montana 208,060,000 pounds 4.3%
    #5 Idaho 152,000,000 pounds 3.1%
    #6 Oklahoma 34,200,000 pounds 0.7%
    #7 Kansas 9,600,000 pounds 0.2%
    🇺🇸 USA (total) 4,863,500,000 pounds 100%

    Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024)

    Sources

    Data as of: 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: CANOLA - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, 2024, by state (opens in a new tab) (2026-07-18) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick CANOLA / PRODUCTION in LB, year 2024, and compare states.