Grain Movement January-June
January-June 2007-2008 and Marketing Year Summary July-June 2007-2008
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| Released: October 20, 2008 |
Peggy Stringer, Director
NASS, Montana Field Office |
Ron De Yong, Director
Montana Department of Agriculture |
Lindsey Houska,
Agricultural Statistician, NASS |
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Wheat Movement
Montana wheat shipped to out-of-state destinations during January 2008
through June 2008 was 56.4 million bushels, which is down 12% from the
previous year.
Ninety-two percent of wheat shipped during this period headed west, totaling
52.0 million bushels, down 12% from the previous year. Movements to eastern
destinations during this period totaled 2.4 million bushels, down 10%
from a year ago. Other and unknown destination shipments totaled 2.0 million
bushels, down from 2.7 million bushels a year ago.
Wheat shipped by rail amounted to 54.7 million bushels, 97% of total shipments.
Wheat trucked during this period was 1.7 million bushels compared with
2.0 million bushels last year. The percentage of wheat shipped by truck
was 3% of the total, which is unchanged from the previous year.
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Barley Movement
Montana barley shipped to out-of-state destinations during the January
2008 to June 2008 period was 4.6 million bushels, down 34% from the same
period last year.
Shipments of barley out of Montana headed for western destinations were
up 9% from the same period last year, at 2.0 million bushels. Shipments
to eastern destinations decreased from 4.2 million bushels last year to
1.3 million bushels this year. Shipments to other destinations increased
from 1.0 million bushels last year to 1.4 million bushels this year.
Barley shipped by rail amounted to 4.4 million bushels, down 2.4 million
bushels from last year. Barley hauled by rail was 96% of total movement,
compared with 97% last year.
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Wheat and Barley Shipments out of Montana from January
2008 through June 2008 1/
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Barley |
Durum Wheat |
Hard White Wheat |
Soft White Wheat |
Spring Wheat |
Winter Wheat |
Total Wheat |
| Shipments By Truck |
(Reported in Thousands of Bushels) |
| West |
86 |
61 |
3 |
-- |
467 |
666 |
1,197 |
| East |
97 |
38 |
-- |
7 |
7 |
-- |
52 |
| Other & Unknown |
-- |
3 |
-- |
-- |
135 |
290 |
428 |
| Total Shipments by Truck |
183 |
102 |
3 |
7 |
609 |
956 |
1,677 |
| Shipments By Rail |
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| West |
1,915 |
150 |
135 |
17 |
20,338 |
30,156 |
50,796 |
| East |
1,168 |
2,089 |
119 |
-- |
149 |
21 |
2,378 |
| Other & Unknown |
1,359 |
963 |
-- |
-- |
398 |
211 |
1,572 |
| Total Shipments by Rail |
4,442 |
3,202 |
254 |
17 |
20,885 |
30,388 |
54,746 |
| Total Shipments |
4,625 |
3,304 |
257 |
24 |
21,494 |
31,344 |
56,423 |
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Data is reported by commercial elevators and is expanded to represent
100% of elevator capacity. |
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Wheat and Barley Shipments
out of Montana from January 2007 through June 2007 1/, 2/
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Barley |
Durum Wheat |
Hard White Wheat |
Soft White Wheat |
Spring Wheat |
Winter Wheat |
Total Wheat |
| Shipments By Truck |
(Reported in Thousands of Bushels) |
| West |
117 |
21 |
5 |
-- |
320 |
669 |
1,015 |
| East |
111 |
246 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
264 |
| Other & Unknown |
12 |
31 |
-- |
-- |
395 |
265 |
691 |
| Total Shipments by Truck |
240 |
298 |
7 |
1 |
716 |
948 |
1,970 |
| Shipments By Rail |
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| West |
1,713 |
437 |
503 |
-- |
24,639 |
32,177 |
57,756 |
| East |
4,121 |
2,417 |
7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2,424 |
| Other & Unknown |
982 |
1,814 |
-- |
-- |
47 |
110 |
1,971 |
| Total Shipments by Rail |
6,816 |
4,668 |
510 |
-- |
24,686 |
32,287 |
62,151 |
| Total Shipments |
7,056 |
4,966 |
517 |
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25,402 |
33,235 |
64,121 |
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Data is reported by commercial elevators and is expanded to represent
100% of elevator capacity. 2/
Revised. |
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Wheat and Barley Shipments out of Montana for Marketing
Year July 2007–June 2008 1/
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Barley |
Durum Wheat |
Hard White Wheat |
Soft White Wheat |
Spring Wheat |
Winter Wheat |
Total Wheat |
| Shipments By Truck |
(Reported in Thousands of Bushels) |
| West |
151 |
64 |
79 |
-- |
995 |
1,366 |
2,504 |
| East |
225 |
183 |
-- |
8 |
23 |
7 |
221 |
| Other & Unknown |
-- |
17 |
1 |
-- |
343 |
578 |
939 |
| Total Shipments by Truck |
376 |
264 |
80 |
8 |
1,361 |
1,951 |
3,664 |
| Shipments By Rail |
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| West |
4,040 |
438 |
425 |
17 |
46,639 |
72,743 |
120,262 |
| East |
5,020 |
8,557 |
252 |
-- |
149 |
21 |
8,979 |
| Other & Unknown |
2,864 |
3,005 |
-- |
-- |
1,393 |
338 |
4,736 |
| Total Shipments by Rail |
11,924 |
12,000 |
677 |
17 |
48,181 |
73,102 |
133,977 |
| Total Shipments |
12,300 |
12,264 |
757 |
25 |
49,542 |
75,053 |
137,641 |
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Data is reported by commercial elevators and is expanded to represent
100% of elevator capacity. |
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Wheat and Barley Shipments out of Montana for Marketing
Year July 2006–June 2007 1/, 2/
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Barley |
Durum Wheat |
Hard White Wheat |
Soft White Wheat |
Spring Wheat |
Winter Wheat |
Total Wheat |
| Shipments By Truck |
(Reported in Thousands of Bushels) |
| West |
180 |
26 |
73 |
9 |
826 |
1,992 |
2,926 |
| East |
209 |
384 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
33 |
436 |
| Other & Unknown |
31 |
40 |
-- |
-- |
732 |
600 |
1,372 |
| Total Shipments by Truck |
420 |
450 |
76 |
16 |
1,567 |
2,625 |
4,734 |
| Shipments By Rail |
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| West |
3,705 |
679 |
931 |
-- |
40,996 |
66,116 |
108,722 |
| East |
8,211 |
6,089 |
7 |
-- |
263 |
-- |
6,359 |
| Other & Unknown |
4,123 |
3,039 |
-- |
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1,412 |
537 |
4,988 |
| Total Shipments by Rail |
16,039 |
9,807 |
938 |
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42,671 |
66,653 |
120,069 |
| Total Shipments |
16,459 |
10,257 |
1,014 |
16 |
44,238 |
69,278 |
124,803 |
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Data is reported by commercial elevators and is expanded to represent
100% of elevator capacity. 2/
Revised. |
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| Data compiled and summarized byUSDA, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, Montana Field Office as a service provided for the
Montana Wheat and Barley Committee.
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