Prices Received, Select Commodities, Montana, USA
| Commodity 1/ | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Dollars | |||||||||
| All Wheat Winter Wheat Spring Wheat Durum Wheat All Barley Malt Barley Feed Barley Oats Corn for Grain Sugar Beets Potatoes, Fall Dry Beans Sweet Cherries All Hay Alfalfa Hay Other Hay |
Bu Bu Bu Bu Bu Bu Bu Bu Bu Ton Cwt Cwt Ton Ton Ton Ton |
3.14 3.07 3.06 3.80 2.65 2.97 1.88 1.96 1.89 38.80 9.15 17.30 1,130.00 94.00 95.50 87.00 |
4.04 3.73 4.08 4.49 2.86 3.16 2.19 2.02 2.45 41.00 8.25 15.20 1,840.00 82.50 85.00 75.00 |
3.73 3.56 3.78 4.07 2.93 3.37 2.09 1.70 2.65 40.80 7.60 18.20 1,710.00 73.50 75.00 68.50 |
3.61 3.41 3.69 3.86 2.85 3.20 1.65 1.70 2.42 40.80 7.50 28.70 2,010.00 76.00 77.00 70.00 |
3.63 3.51 3.80 3.45 2.92 3.12 1.65 1.63 2.54 45.30 9.15 18.60 3,530.00 71.00 71.00 68.00 |
4.54 4.49 4.58 4.61 3.00 3.12 2.45 2.22 3.93 41.60 9.00 20.50 1,850.00 78.00 78.00 81.00 |
7.14 6.69 7.49 9.26 4.14 4.03 4.40 2.76 4.76 39.10 9.85 25.00 1,630.00 78.50 79.00 78.00 |
6.55 6.10 6.85 9.95 5.55 -- -- 2.70 4.05 -- 13.70 35.20 2,730.00 117.00 118.00 111.00 |
| Beef Cattle Steers & Heifers Beef Cows Calves Sheep Lambs Hogs, All Chickens Eggs, Market Milk, All Wool Honey |
Cwt Cwt Cwt Cwt Cwt Cwt Cwt Lb Doz Cwt Lb Lb |
80.50 89.60 41.90 99.20 33.90 59.80 43.60 .010 .41 15.10 .45 .67 |
70.50 80.70 38.10 90.10 26.60 80.30 35.90 .010 .46 12.30 .76 1.38 |
82.20 90.40 45.60 106.00 34.80 103.00 39.70 .010 .65 12.40 1.03 1.44 |
91.00 106.00 51.40 125.00 39.50 112.00 52.30 .006 .657 15.60 1.17 1.05 |
104.00 114.00 55.10 138.00 43.30 124.00 53.10 .006 .374 15.30 .98 .83 |
93.80 112.00 47.70 131.00 25.70 102.00 49.70 .006 .465 13.10 .91 .96 |
89.80 103.00 47.70 123.00 23.90 101.00 47.90 .006 .904 18.70 1.30 .99 |
87.50 100.00 47.70 109.00 19.00 100.00 47.10 .001 .998. 19.00 1.40 1.37 |
| 1/ Marketing year average prices received by farmers are based on monthly prices weighted by monthly marketings during specific periods. These periods, by commodity, are as follows: July-June for wheat, oats, and barley; June-May for hay; October-September for corn; January-December for beef cattle, steers and heifers, cows, calves, sheep, lambs, milk, and wool. Annual prices are computed for the following commodities with marketing year as follows: December-November for hogs, chickens, and eggs; July-July for potatoes; production year for sugar beets; September-August for dry beans; and January-December for honey. Prices do not include allowance for CCC loans outstanding, purchases by the government or deficiency payments. -- Not available. | |||||||||