Record Highs and Lows, Montana, USA
| Item | Unit |
RECORD HIGH | RECORD LOW | Year Estimate Started |
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| Quantity | Mo/Year 1/ | Quantity | Mo/Year 1/ | |||
| ALL WHEAT | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Price Season Average Price Value of Production All Stocks |
Acres Acres Bu Bu $/Bu $/Bu $ Bu |
6,640,000 6,360,000 39.2 206,334,000 10.20 7.14 1,091,189,000 234,709,000 |
1996 1996 1993 1993 May -2008 2007 2008 Oct-1982 |
2,543,000 9,000 5.0 162,000 .25 .35 167,000 1763 |
1916 1876 1919 1876 Dec-1932 1932 1876 Jul-1932 |
1916 1873 1873 1873 1910 1873 1873 1931 |
| DURUM WHEAT | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Price Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Bu Bu $/Bu $/Bu $ |
1,017,000 978,000 33.0 18,093,000 15.70 9.95 107,759,000 |
1956 1956 2004 1956 Apr -2008 2008 2008 |
15,000 14,000 9.0 189,000 1.20 1.25 567,000 |
1954 1954 1988 1954 Feb-1970 1969 1954 |
1954 1954 1954 1954 1955 1954 1954 |
| OTHER SPRING WHEAT | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Price Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Bu Bu $/Bu $/Bu $ |
4,250,000 4,100,000 37.0 133,000,000 11.30 7.49 610,470,000 |
1997 1997 1993 1995 May-2008 2007 1995 |
1,129,000 1,104,000 9.0 13,518,000 1.22 1.29 27,036,000 |
1969 1969 1961 1961 Aug-1968 1971 1961 |
1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 |
| WINTER WHEAT | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Price Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Bu Bu $/Bu $/Bu $ |
3,200,000 3,080,000 45.0 105,000,000 9.12 6.69 575,718,000 |
1976 1976 2005 1975 May-2008 2007 2008 |
150,000 127,000 5.2 2,798,000 .24 .32 1,761,000 |
1909 1909 1919 1919 Dec-1932 1932 1931 |
1909 1909 1909 1909 1929 1919 1919 |
| BARLEY | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Price Season Average Price Value of Production All Stocks Malt Barley - price Feed Barley - price |
Acres Acres Bu Bu $/Bu $/Bu $ Bu $ /Bu $/Bu |
2,400,000 2,180,000 59.0 94,500,000 5.65 5.55 209,457,000 94,175,000 6.23 4.96 |
1986 1986 2004 1987 Aug -2008 2008 2008 Sep-1987 May -2009 Jan-2008 |
146,000 2,000 12.0 79,000 .23 .26 58,000 2,886,000 2.26 1.26 |
1938 1883 1919 1883 1932 1883 Jul-1953 Jul-1993 Sep-1998 |
1926 1882 1882 1882 1910 1882 1882 1945 1991 1991 |
| OATS | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Price Season Average Price Value of Production All Stocks |
Acres Acres Bu Bu $/Bu $/Bu $ Bu |
781,000 650,000 65.0 25,650,000 3.72 3.07 15,288,000 29,432,000 |
1970 1918 1993 1915 Apr-2008 2008 1918 Oct-1970 |
60,000 24,000 13.5 1,104,000 .20 .22 700,000 765,000 |
2008 2006 1919 2006 Feb-1933 1932 1884 June-2004 |
1929 1882 1882 1882 1910 1882 1882 1945 |
| CORN | ||||||
| Planted-All Purposes Harvested for GRAIN Grain Yield Grain Production Season Average Price Value of Production Harvested for SILAGE Silage Yield Silage Production |
Acres Acres Bu Bu $/Bu $ Acres Tons Tons |
401,000 101,000 148.0 5,320,000 4.76 25,323,000 75,000 24.0 1,491,000 |
1924 1923 2005 2007 2007 2007 1989 2005 1978 |
55,000 2,000 8.5 42,000 .40 27,000 2,000 1.5 7,000 |
1996 1897 1919 1897 1932 1900 1931 1934 1928 |
1923 1892 1892 1892 1892 1892 1919 1919 1919 |
| SUGAR BEETS | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Ton Ton $/Ton $ |
87,000 83,000 27.0 1,468,000 52.50 62,530,000 |
1945 1940 2006 1999 1974 1996 |
8,000 6,000 8.0 54,000 4.57 545,000 |
1919 1919 1922 1919 1938 1909 |
1919 1919 1919 1919 1909 1909 |
| FALL POTATOES | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Cwt Cwt $/Cwt $ |
25,000 32,000 335 3,696,000 11.60 40,194,000 |
1934 1917 2006 2007 2008 2008 |
7,000 2,000 45 163,000 .53 190,000 |
1980 1882 1919 1882 1896 1885 |
1929 1882 1882 1882 1882 1882 |
| SWEET CHERRIES | ||||||
Harvested |
Acres Ton Tons $/Ton $ |
750 3.39 3,500 3,530 4,473,000 |
2006 2007 1985 2005 2004 |
720 1.66 0 85 1,000 |
2007 2005 1991 1938 1939 |
2005 2005 1938 1938 1938 |
| CANOLA | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Lbs Lbs $/Cwt $ |
65,000 58,000 1,590 69,600,000 19.50 2,473 |
2000 2000 2004 1999 2007 2008 |
7,500 7,400 900 9,639,000 9.00 1,284 |
2008 2008 1936 2007 2005 2006 |
1999 1999 1999 1999 2005 2005 |
| MUSTARD SEED | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production |
Acres Acres Lbs Lbs |
134,000 124,000 850 55,180,000 |
1941 1941 2001 1941 |
6,800 5,600 115 1,568,000 |
1929 1929 1936 1929 |
1929 1929 1929 1929 |
| SAFFLOWER | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Lbs Lbs $/Cwt $ |
42,500 42,000 890 33,150,000 30.10 5,259 |
2003 2003 2005 1999 2008 2007 |
30,000 28,000 680 21,080,000 13.50 3,613 |
2005 2001 2004 2004 2006 2005 |
1999 1999 1999 1999 2005 2005 |
| SUNFLOWER | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production |
Acres Acres Lbs Lbs |
7,800 7,100 1,278 7,360,000 |
1999 1999 2006 2005 |
1,500 1,200 500 650,000 |
2008 2003 2008 2008 |
1999 1999 1999 1999 |
| FLAXSEED | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Bu Bu $/Bu $ |
606,000 515,000 18.0 4,120,000 13.20 10,959,000 |
1930 1943 2004 1943 2008 1943 |
5,000 5,000 2.5 35,000 0.60 78,000 |
1977 1977 1919 1977 1903 1937 |
1920 1902 1902 1902 1902 1902 |
| ALL DRY BEANS | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Cwt Cwt $/Cwt $ |
74,000 65,000 22.8 521,000 35.20 8,664,000 |
1943 1943 1996 1943 2008 1999 |
2,000 2,000 7.5 14,000 1.70 120,000 |
1916 1919 1924 1919 1932 1919 |
1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 |
| PINTO BEANS | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production |
Acres Acres Cwt Cwt |
14,500 13,800 24.2 331,000 |
2000 2000 2007 2000 |
3,600 3,300 14.1 1,000 |
1988 1988 1993 1945 |
1987 1987 1987 1929 |
| GARBANZO BEANS | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production |
Acres Acres Cwt Cwt |
31,500 23,500 22.1 176,000 |
2001 2000 1998 2000 |
2,200 2,100 7.3 22,000 |
2004 2004 2003 2003 |
1998 1998 1998 1998 |
| LENTILS | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Cwt Cwt $/Cwt $ |
150,000 146,000 14.0 1,869,000 35.60 21,645,000 |
2005 2005 2004 2005 2008 2008 |
18,000 16,000 6.0 165,000 9.54 1,957,000 |
1999 1999 2006 2002 2005 1998 |
1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 |
| DRY PEAS | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Cwt Cwt $/Cwt $ |
245,000 231,000 20.1 3,689,000 15.80 45,744,000 |
2008 2008 2004 2007 2008 2007 |
4,000 4,000 7.8 46,000 2.58 163,000 |
1957 1957 1932 1957 1940 1957 |
1928 1928 1928 1928 1933 1933 |
| AUSTRIAN WINTER PEAS | ||||||
| Planted Harvested Yield Production Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Acres Cwt Cwt $/Cwt $ |
32,000 13,000 12.2 159,000 21.70 1,379,000 |
2006 2005 2005 2005 2008 2005 |
9,500 2,500 7.2 20,000 7.93 220,000 |
2003 2001 2002 2001 2006 2001 |
2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 |
| ALL HAY | ||||||
| Harvested Yield Production Price Season Average Price Value of Production All Stocks |
Acres Tons Tons $/Ton $/Ton $ Tons |
3,000,000 |
2005 1995 2005 Sep-2008 2008 2001 Dec-2005 |
1,125,000 .88 1,283,000 13.60 4.95 10,840,000 194,000 |
1910 1936 1910 May-1958 1939 1939 May-1950 |
1909 1909 1909 1949 1909 1909 1945 |
| ALFALFA HAY | ||||||
| Harvested Yield Production Price Season Average Price Value of Production | Acres Tons Tons $/Ton $/Ton $ |
1,750,000 2.60 4,000,000 132.00 117.00 336,160,000 |
2005 1981 1995 Sep-2008 2008 2001 |
374,000 1.20 598,000 6.70 51.50 173,813,000 |
1919 1935 1919 Aug-1939 1991 1991 |
1919 1919 1919 1939 1989 1989 |
| ALL OTHER HAY | ||||||
| Harvested Yield Production Price Season Average Price Value of Production |
Acres Tons Tons $/Ton $/Ton $ |
1,390,000 1.70 2,000,000 127.00 111.00 136,000,000 |
1965 1995 2005 Jul-2008 2008 2005 |
650,000 0.39 349,000 12.00 46.00 58,800,000 |
1994 1941 1941 May-1958 1991 1990 |
1919 1919 1919 1953 1989 1989 |
| CATTLE | ||||||
| All Cattle & Calves, Jan.1 Beef Cows, Jan. 1 2/ Milk Cows, Jan. 1 2/ Calves Born Beef Cattle Prices Calf Prices |
Head Head Head Head $/Cwt $/Cwt |
3,380,000 1,746,000 215,000 1,730,000 115.00 150.00 |
1974 1974 1934 1973 Nov-2005 Feb -2006 |
67,000 294,000 3,000 350,000 2.70 4.10 |
1867 1938 1867 1938 Dec-1933 Jan-1934 |
1867 1920 1867 1924 1910 1910 |
| HOGS | ||||||
| All Hogs, Dec. 1 Pig Crop All Hog & Pig MYA Price |
Head Head $/Cwt |
445,000 698,000 55.30 |
1943 1943 1997 |
1,000 156 3.40 |
1867 1937 1933 |
1866 1924 1910 |
| SHEEP | ||||||
| All Sheep & Lambs, Jan 1 Breeding Sheep, Jan 1 Mkt Shp & Lambs, Jan 1 Ewes - 1 Yr Plus, Jan 1 Lambs Crop Sheep Prices Lamb Prices Wool Production Wool MYA Price |
Head Head Head Head Head $/Cwt $/Cwt Pounds $/Lb |
4,280,000 5,736,000 428,000 3,268,000 2,695,000 59.50 137.00 38,480,000 1.48 |
1934 1903 1945 1931 1934 Jan-2005 June-2005 1909 1988 |
290,000 3,000 14,000 208,000 270,000 1.95 3.50 2,350,000 .09 |
2008 1867 1980 2006 2007 Nov-1932 Jan-1932 2007 1932 |
1920 1867 1930 1930 1924 1910 1910 1909 1909 |
| CHICKENS & EGGS | ||||||
| All Chickens, Dec. 1 Average number of Layers Egg Production |
Head Head Eggs |
2,738,000 2,708,000 265,000,000 |
1944 1924 1944 |
380,000 290,000 84,000,000 |
1998 1999 2000 |
1924 1924 1924 |
| 1/ In case of a tie, the most recent year was used. 2/ Cows two years old and older prior to 1970. After 1970, cows that have calved. | ||||||