North Dakota Ag Leads Production Of This Item For 15th Year In A Row

In an impressive run of production dominance, North Dakota has once again lead the nation in the production of honey.

The United States Department of Agriculture  released its annual report on Thursday. The report shows North Dakota produced 38.2 million pounds of honey, making up 25 percent of America's production. Montana, California, South Dakota and Florida round out the country's top five producers.

North Dakota's honey production totaled at $71.7 million, up 12 percent from 2017. The report also stated North Dakota has 530,000 producing colonies, which produced an average of 72 pounds per colony.