SUGAR BEETS
All Irrigated Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Total Value, Montana, USA

Last updated August 12, 2008
Year Acres Production Sucrose Value
Planted
(000)
Harvested
(000)
Yield
Per Acre
Tons.
Total
Tons
(000)
Percent Price
Per Ton
Dols.
Of
Production
(000) Dols.
Per
Acre
Dollars
2008
2007
2006
31.6
47.5
53.6
30.3
47.0
48.5
24.6
24.7
27.0
745
1,161
1,310

16.67
16.50


41.60


54,496


1124
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
53.9
53.7
51.7
58.0
57.4
49.9
52.1
51.5
55.9
53.5
22.9
21.7
25.4
19.6
21.5
1,143
1,131
1,308
1,096
1,150
17.41
17.65
17.98
17.30
17.20
45.30
40.80
43.00
41.00
38.80
51,778
46,145
56,244
44,936
44,620
1,038
886
1,092
804
834
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
60.7
61.8
64.0
59.9
57.7
55.2
61.7
62.4
58.3
57.5
23.9
23.8
22.6
21.0
22.6
1,319
1,468
1,410
1,224
1,300
17.20
17.88
15.33
16.86
17.92
34.70
40.40
36.90
40.50
48.10
45,769
59,307
52,029
49,572
62,530
829
961
834
850
1,087
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
55.7
54.3
54.4
55.9
56.6
55.5
54.0
54.1
55.8
56.3
21.5
24.2
21.6
22.8
23.3
1,193
1,307
1,169
1,272
1,312
16.94
17.76
18.68
18.55
16.10
39.90
41.90
43.60
43.80
37.30
47,601
54,763
50,968
55,714
48,938
858
1,014
942
998
869
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
55.2
52.7
49.6
49.2
47.2
55.1
51.9
48.9
48.9
46.8
22.5
19.9
21.1
22.2
21.7
1,240
1,033
1,032
1,086
1,016
16.97
16.95
17.82
18.26
17.86
43.20
43.60
45.20
42.20
39.10
53,568
45,039
46,646
45,829
39,726
972
868
954
937
849
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
43.5
25.2
41.6
43.1
44.7
42.7
24.6
41.3
43.0
44.5
19.0
16.9
19.8
19.8
20.8
811
416
818
850
926
16.61
16.61
16.43
17.30
16.81
35.10
35.50
37.60
42.40
37.20
28,466
14,768
30,757
36,040
34,447
667
600
745
838
774
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
44.2
44.1
45.4
46.4
46.4
43.3
43.4
44.7
45.0
46.1
20.3
19.1
19.8
19.9
21.0
879
829
885
896
968
17.61
17.24
16.89
16.84
16.10
51.40
37.30
29.90
29.10
22.40
45,181
30,922
26,462
26,074
21,683
1,043
712
592
579
470
1975 48.7 48.5 17.1 829 -- 30.20 25,036 516

Sugar Beets
Year Acres Production Value
Planted
(000)
Harvested
for Grain
(000)
Yield
Per Acre
Tons
Total
Tons
(000)
Price
Per Ton
Dols.
Value of
Production
(000) Dols.
Government
Payments
Per Ton
Dols. 1/ 2/
1974
1973
1972
1971
44.7
45.9
45.8
50.3
43.9
44.6
45.2
46.7
18.7
19.8
18.6
19.6
820
883
842
916
52.50
35.50
17.60
15.00
43,050
31,347
14,819
13,740
2.24
2.16
2.21
2.20
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
58.0
68.9
67.5
59.5
61.4
56.9
67.5
65.7
57.1
58.7
16.2
17.9
15.7
17.6
17.1
922
1,206
1,034
1,007
1,005
15.20
13.90
15.00
14.30
13.50
14,014
16,763
15,510
14,400
13,568
2.17
2.22
2.33
2.35
2.37
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
62.2
71.1
66.7
65.2
68.2
60.5
69.6
65.7
63.4
60.6
12.4
14.0
17.8
13.2
14.7
748
973
1,170
838
893
12.30
12.90
12.20
13.50
11.50
9,200
12,552
14,274
11,313
10,270
2.40
2.40
2.35
2.47
2.48
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
61.6
57.7
57.4
57.9
52.2
60.5
52.6
55.9
56.8
51.1
13.9
15.7
15.0
15.7
14.8
841
827
839
891
754
12.50
11.90
12.20
11.40
12.70
10,512
9,841
10,236
10,157
9,576
2.47
2.47
2.47
2.50
2.47
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
50.8
55.5
45.3
39.0
48.8
50.0
54.1
43.6
37.3
44.9
14.5
12.6
13.4
13.8
12.0
724
683
586
515
537
12.30
11.40
11.90
12.00
12.00
8,905
7,786
6,973
6,180
6,444
2.44
2.46
2.43
2.47
2.51
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
66.0
65.0
66.0
82.0
82.0
62.0
59.0
55.0
77.0
73.0
12.0
11.8
12.2
11.7
12.2
744
697
671
899
891
11.50
10.50
10.30
12.30
10.90
8,556
7,318
6,911
11,058
9,712
2.53
2.54
2.58
2.56
2.45
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
87.0
71.0
60.0
80.0
66.0
82.0
64.0
57.0
75.0
64.0
10.6
10.7
10.2
12.2
12.4
871
682
581
915
793
10.30
10.60
9.25
7.30
6.77
8,971
7,229
5,374
6,680
5,369
2.61
2.68
2.75
2.70
1.94
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
86.0
77.0
81.0
76.0
71.0
83.0
74.0
78.0
70.0
60.0
14.0
12.1
12.7
12.2
10.9
1,166
894
987
852
654
4.95
4.82
4.57
5.27
6.30
5,772
4,309
4,511
4,490
4,120
1.88
2.08
1.93
1.95
1.34
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
53.0
68.0
71.0
58.0
59.0
51.0
64.0
68.0
54.0
54.0
11.2
12.3
12.3
13.7
11.4
570
786
838
739
617
6.36
5.21
5.46
5.39
6.01
3,625
4,095
4,575
3,983
3,706
1.13
1.75
0.27
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1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
47.0
41.0
35.0
32.0
36.0
45.0
38.0
28.0
32.0
32.0
12.7
10.2
9.2
11.4
10.0
572
386
258
364
348
7.33
7.29
7.35
8.23
8.09
4,191
2,815
1,897
2,996
2,814
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--
--
--
--
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
35.0
38.0
30.0
18.0
18.0
30.0
33.0
28.0
17.0
17.0
10.3
10.3
8.4
8.0
8.3
309
341
235
136
141
6.34
8.18
8.77
8.46
6.61
1,960
2,789
2,060
1,151
932
--
--
--
--
--
1920
1919
1918
1917
1916
18.0
8.0
--
--
--
16.0
6.0
--
--
--
8.7
9.0
--
--
--
139
54
88
111
249
11.78
11.25
10.40
7.65
6.35
1,637
608
915
849
1,581
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--
--
--
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
216
203
233
191
180
6.10
5.95
5.89
6.44
5.97
1,318
1,208
1,372
1,230
1,075
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--
--
--
1910
1909
--
--
--
--
--
--
120
109
5.90
5.00
708
545
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1/ Excludes government payments. 2/ Sugar act expired with 1974 crop.

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