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Which state grows the most dry peas? 🫛

1Guess
Which states grow the most dry (field) peas — the peas dried for split pea soup? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… a warm garden state — peas are veggies, right? 🥗
2Answer
The real order is…
    Montana grows about 1.15× as much as #2 North Dakota!
    📚 Background The peas in split pea soup aren't garden peas — they're dry (field) peas, left to dry on the plant like tiny beans. They're a pulse, and like lentils they grow best in the cool, dry north. Montana grows the most, just edging out North Dakota. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
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    I bet… a warm garden state — peas are veggies, right? 🥗
    3Compare
    Dry peas grown (100-lb bags, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)17,029,000 cwt (100 lb)
    Montana #1 8,294,000 cwt (100 lb)
    Most: Montana (8,294,000 cwt (100 lb)); least shown here: Idaho (213,000 cwt (100 lb)).

    Note: measured in hundred-pound bags (cwt). 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.

    Soup peas from the cold north!
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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: PEAS, DRY EDIBLE - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT, 2024, by state (2026-07-18) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick PEAS, DRY EDIBLE / PRODUCTION in CWT, year 2024, and compare states.