2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Montana
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Feb/23/2020
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 2,156 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 26,900 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 58,000,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 1,448,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 12,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 2,500,000 |
| Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 40,000 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 215,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 ) | 192,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 22,833 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 43,840,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 274,000,000 |
Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production †
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
| Commodity | Planted All Purpose Acres | Harvested Acres | Yield | Production | Price per Unit | Value of Production in Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 5,390,000 | 5,165,000 | 38.3 BU / ACRE | 197,630,000 BU | 5.24 $ / BU | 1,054,840,000 |
| WHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM) | 2,900,000 | 2,820,000 | 34 BU / ACRE | 95,880,000 BU | 5.37 $ / BU | 527,340,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 1,650,000 | 1,570,000 | 50 BU / ACRE | 78,500,000 BU | 5.13 $ / BU | 404,275,000 |
| WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM | 840,000 | 775,000 | 30 BU / ACRE | 23,250,000 BU | 5.34 $ / BU | 123,225,000 |
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 2,900,000 | 1.93 TONS / ACRE | 5,595,000 TONS | 145 $ / TON | 799,160,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 1,900,000 | 2.05 TONS / ACRE | 3,895,000 TONS | 148 $ / TON | 576,460,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 1,000,000 | 1.7 TONS / ACRE | 1,700,000 TONS | 132 $ / TON | 222,700,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 799,160,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 115,000 | |||||
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 790,000 | 600,000 | 56 BU / ACRE | 33,600,000 BU | 4.62 $ / BU | 157,920,000 |
| LENTILS | ||||||
| LENTILS | 500,000 | 450,000 | 1,080 LB / ACRE | 4,860,000 CWT | 14.1 $ / CWT | 73,872,000 |
| POTATOES | ||||||
| POTATOES | 11,100 | 11,100 | 350 CWT / ACRE | 3,885,000 CWT | 12.9 $ / CWT | 50,117,000 |
| PEAS | ||||||
| PEAS, DRY EDIBLE | 335,000 | 310,000 | 1,620 LB / ACRE | 5,022,000 CWT | 9.56 $ / CWT | 48,814,000 |
| PEAS, AUSTRIAN WINTER | 12,000 | 8,000 | 950 LB / ACRE | 76,000 CWT | (D) $ / CWT | (D) |
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 68,000 | 85 BU / ACRE | 5,780,000 BU | 3.79 $ / BU | 20,230,000 | |
| CORN, SILAGE | 37,000 | 20 TONS / ACRE | 740,000 TONS | |||
| CORN | 115,000 | |||||
| CANOLA | ||||||
| CANOLA | 120,000 | 116,000 | 1,120 LB / ACRE | 129,920,000 LB | 14.1 $ / CWT | 19,394,000 |
| SAFFLOWER | ||||||
| SAFFLOWER | 42,000 | 36,000 | 990 LB / ACRE | 35,640,000 LB | 22 $ / CWT | 7,841,000 |
| FLAXSEED | ||||||
| FLAXSEED | 39,000 | 37,000 | 17 BU / ACRE | 629,000 BU | 8.89 $ / BU | 5,661,000 |
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 70,000 | 23,000 | 43 BU / ACRE | 989,000 BU | 2.71 $ / BU | 2,868,000 |
| CHICKPEAS | ||||||
| CHICKPEAS | 390,000 | 382,000 | 1,350 LB / ACRE | 5,138,000 CWT | ||
| LEGUMES | ||||||
| LEGUMES, ALFALFA, SEED | 7,700 | 398 LB / ACRE | 3,063,000 LB | |||
| LEGUMES, ALFALFA, IRRIGATED, SEED | 6,000 | 485 LB / ACRE | 2,910,000 LB | |||
| LEGUMES, ALFALFA, NON-IRRIGATED, SEED | 1,700 | 90 LB / ACRE | 153,000 LB | |||
| SUGARBEETS | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | 43,500 | 42,400 | 31.1 TONS / ACRE | 1,319,000 TONS | ||
(NA) Not Available
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit