Which states grow the most rye (the grain in dark rye bread and pumpernickel)? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→4 in order
I bet… New York — that's deli country, home of the rye bread! 🥪
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The real order is…
North Dakota grows about 1.47× as much as #2 Oklahoma!
📚 BackgroundYou know rye from dark rye bread and pumpernickel — a grain many people picture coming from old bakery towns back east. But rye is the toughest of all the cereal grains: it shrugs off cold and poor soil where wheat would fail. So America's #1 rye state is cold, northern North Dakota — with a Pennsylvania Dutch state far down the list.(USDA NASS Quick Stats)
I bet… New York — that's deli country, home of the rye bread! 🥪
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Rye grown (bushels, 2024)
🇺🇸 United States (national)14,729,000 bu
North Dakota#12,784,000 bu
Most: North Dakota (2,784,000 bu); least shown here: Minnesota (940,000 bu).
Note: measured in bushels of rye grain. 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.