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s 338.1 A7cp P ^r^tgr,!,stsieutvai> SraiT DnClIMENTS COLLT13 MONTANA AGRICULTURAL 1995 STATISTICS SERVICE 3 0864 1004 8437 APR n 1997 301 South Park •production Drawer 10033 MONTANA STATE LIE:?ARY Helena, MT 59626 1515 C. eth AVE. Phone: (406)441-1240 HELENA, M^^^^/.^;A ^ozzo (800)835-2612 TAOCe-mail: nass-mt(5)nasiss..uussddaa..KKOOVV Annual Summary 1996 EEI I Released: March 17, 1997 .i--^ rr-^mB Montana All Wheat Montana Barley Million Bushels MillionAcres MillionBushels MillionAcres 2S0 200 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Production HarvestedAcres Production HarvestedAcres r^NNUAL CROP PRODUCTION Winter wheat planted acreage production was 6.75 miUion -1996 was up 650,000 acres from the bushels, down 15% from last 1995 season. Yield was estimated year, yields averaged 25 bushels Montana wheat growers at 32 bushels per acre, down 8 per acre, down 5 bushels from planted the largest wheat acreage bushels from last year. Total last year. on record for the 1996 season. A production was set at 63.36 more lenient farm bill and strong miUion bushels, up 16% from last Barley production totaled wheat prices were the major year only because of the large 51.6 miUion bushels, down 17% factors for the increase. increase in acreage. from last year. Yields averaged Producers planted 6.63 miUion 43 bushels per acre, down 9 acres of wheat, up 16% from Other spring wheat bushels from 1995. Growers 1995 and up nearly 5% from the planted acreage was set at 4.2 planted 1.3 miUion acres and previous record in 1989. What miUion acres, the largest acreage harvested 1.2 miUion acres—both started out to be another record since 1953 when other spring acreages are unchanged from production year was hurt by wheat and durum wheat were 1995. drought-like conditions across the recorded together. Harvested state beginning in July. Yield acreage was set at 4.1 miUion Oat production was set at forecast dropped monthly as very acres. Total production was its lowest level since 1889, with little rain feU. Total all wheat estimated at 106.6 miUion total production at 2.0 mUlion production was estimated at bushels, the third largest other bushels. Total production was 176.71 miUion bushels, ofT 10% spring wheat crop on record, but down 58% from a year ago. from last year's very large again only due to the large Planted acreage was set at output. amount ofacreage planted. Yield 100,000 acres, the lowest level for other spring wheat was set at since records began for planted Growers were able to 26 bushels per acre, down 9 acres in 1929, and down 45,000 plant a more normal winter bushels from last year. from last year. Farmers ^wheat acreage in the fall of 1995 harvested 50,000 acres, the 'with better seeding conditions Dunmi wheat planted smallest acreage since 1885. than the last few years. Winter acreage was estimated at 280,000 Yields averaged 40 bushels per wheat planted acreage was set at acres planted, with 270, 000 acre, down 19 bushels from last 2.15 miUion acres with growers harvested. Planted acreage is up year. able to harvest 1.98 million acres. 4% from last year. Total MONTANA ANNUM CROP SUMMARY, 1993-96 1/ Acreage Yield Season Value US Crop Year Per Total Avg of Production Planted Harvested Acre Production Price Production Thousands Bushels Thousands Thousands Thousands Winter 1993 2,650 2,450 ••42.0 102,900 $3.26 $335,454 1,760,143 Wheat 1994 1,950 1,850 35.0 64,750 3.45 223,388 1,661,943 1995 1,500 1,370 40.0 54,800 •4.62 253,176 1,544,653 1996 2,150 1,980 32.0 63,360 3.80 240,768 1,478,048 Durum 1993 115 114 31.0 3,534 $4.83 $17,069 70,476 WTieat 1994 180 178 30.0 5,340 4.83 25,792 96,747 1995 270 265 30.0 7,950 5.09 40,466 102,280 1996 280 270 25.0 6,750 4.20 28,350 115,840 Other Spring Wheat