2025 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Montana
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/07/2026
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 2,459 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 23,300 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 57,300,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 ) | 1,232,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 ) | 8,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 ) | 2,140,000 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 ) | 180,000 |
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 | 5,290,000 | 4,920,000 | 36.9 BU / ACRE | 181,690,000 BU | 4.9 $ / BU | 918,898,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 2,250,000 | 2,120,000 | 47 BU / ACRE | 99,640,000 BU | 4.45 $ / BU | 443,398,000 |
| WHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM) | 2,150,000 | 1,950,000 | 29 BU / ACRE | 56,550,000 BU | 5.5 $ / BU | 311,025,000 |
| WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM | 890,000 | 850,000 | 30 BU / ACRE | 25,500,000 BU | 6.45 $ / BU | 164,475,000 |
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 2,160,000 | 1.99 TONS / ACRE | 4,296,000 TONS | 142 $ / TON | 599,816,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 1,400,000 | 2.2 TONS / ACRE | 3,080,000 TONS | 145 $ / TON | 446,600,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 760,000 | 1.6 TONS / ACRE | 1,216,000 TONS | 126 $ / TON | 153,216,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 599,816,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 130,000 | 446,600,000 | ||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 153,216,000 | |||||
| LENTILS | ||||||
| LENTILS | 830,000 | 730,000 | 1,080 LB / ACRE | 7,884,000 CWT | 23.5 $ / CWT | 185,274,000 |
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 780,000 | 585,000 | 54 BU / ACRE | 31,590,000 BU | 5.45 $ / BU | 172,166,000 |
| PEAS | ||||||
| PEAS, DRY EDIBLE | 690,000 | 600,000 | 1,430 LB / ACRE | 8,580,000 CWT | 10.6 $ / CWT | 90,948,000 |
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 75,000 | 132 BU / ACRE | 9,900,000 BU | 3.65 $ / BU | 36,135,000 | |
| CORN, SILAGE | 57,000 | 23 TONS / ACRE | 1,311,000 TONS | |||
| CORN | 145,000 | |||||
| FLAXSEED | ||||||
| FLAXSEED | 78,000 | 69,000 | 18 BU / ACRE | 1,242,000 BU | 12.6 $ / BU | 15,649,000 |
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 80,000 | 38,000 | 44 BU / ACRE | 1,672,000 BU | 3.65 $ / BU | 6,103,000 |
| SUGARBEETS | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | 24,600 | 24,500 | 35.1 TONS / ACRE | 860,000 TONS | ||
| CANOLA | ||||||
| CANOLA | 155,000 | 147,000 | 1,220 LB / ACRE | 179,340,000 LB | (D) $ / CWT | (D) |
| SAFFLOWER | ||||||
| SAFFLOWER | 28,500 | 27,000 | 900 LB / ACRE | 24,300,000 LB | (D) $ / CWT | (D) |
| CHICKPEAS | ||||||
| CHICKPEAS | 260,000 | 247,900 | 1,310 LB / ACRE | 3,250,000 CWT | (D) $ / CWT | (D) |
(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