'338.1 A7cp I 1997 lOP • 3DUCTI0N Annual Summary 1997 Rdeased;j;ebmajx.20,J298,_ Montana All Wheat MoManaSlaH Ubrary tiiiiiii|t:i 3 0864 1004 8436 2 ST:TE DCnilMENTS COLLtqrOU: rUR c - 199B •^ MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE '301 South Park, Drawer 10033 Helena, MT 59626-0033 Phone: (406)441-1240 (800)835-2612 e-mail: nass-mt@nass.usda.gov Million Bushels 250 MCMTANA STATE LIBRARY 1515 E. 6th AVE. Montana Barley MilhonAcfiP-^.off^um^'^ •'^^''" 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Production Harvested Acres mm 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Production Harvested Acres Dry conditions during the fall of 1996 led winter wheat producers to plant the second smallest winter wheat crop since 1951. Montana's winter wheat acreage was estimated at 1.6 million acres, down 26 percent from last year. Winter kill caused many acres to be reseeded, but producers were able to harvest 1.45 million acres, down 27 percent from 1996. Adequate moisture at the beginning of the season and timely rains in most of the winter wheat producing areas set the stage for the fourth highest yield on record. Average yield was estimated at 39 bushels per acre, up 7 bushels from last year, for a total production of 56.55 million bushels which is down 1 1 percent from 1996. Spring wheat acreage made up for the lost winter wheat acreage. Montana producers planted an estimated 4.35 million acres, up 150,000 from last year, and the largest spring wheat acreage planted since 1953 when other spring and durum wheat records were combined. The eastern third of the state suffered from some drought-like conditions early in the year, but the rest of the state had a fair growing season with timely moisture. Producers were able to harvest 4.2 million acres, up 100,000 from last year. Yields averaged 29 bushels per acre across the state, up 3 bushels from 1996, but down nearly 3 bushels from the last five-year average due mainly to lower yields in the eastern third of the state. Total production was estimated at 121.8 million bushels, up 14 percent from last year. This is the second largest crop on record only behind 1995's production. Montana durum wheat growers planted 290,000 acres and harvested 280,000 acres, both unchanged from last year's revised acreage estimates. Droughty conditions reduced yields to an average 26 bushels per acre, up 1 bushel from last year, when drought-like conditions also occurred. Total production was estimated at 7.28 million bushels, up nearly 4 percent from last year. Barley acreage in Montana was estimated at 1.3 million acres with harvested acreage set at 1.2 million acres, both unchanged from 1996. Average yields were set at 53 bushels per acre, up 10 bushels from last year. This is the second highest yield on record. Not as much barley is grown in the eastern portion of the state which kept yields up unlike spring wheat. Total production was estimated at 63.6 million bushels, up 23 percent from last year. Oat production was estimated at 3.85 million bushels, nearly Uvice the amount produced last year. Producers harvested more acreage and had better yields than 1996. Planted acreage was estimated at 140,000 acres, up 40.000 from last year. Harvested acreage was set at 70,000 acres, up 20,000 from last year. Yields averaged 55 bushels per acre, up 15 bushels from last year. Montana producers harvested 14,000 acres of com for grain in 1997, down 1 ,000 acres from last year. The average yield was 135 bushels per acre, down 2 bushels from last year's record. Production decreased 8 percent from last year to 1.89 million bushels. Com for silage acreage was estimated at 45,000 acres, up 6,000 acres from 1996. Yields averaged 2 1 tons per acre, the same as a year ago. Sugar beet producers in Montana harvested an estimated 58,300 acres of beets this year, up 800 acres from a year ago. Yields decreased 1.6 tons from last year to average 2 1 .0 tons per acre. Total production was estimated at 1.2 million tons, down 8 percent from 1996. Montana dry bean growers produced an estimated 257,000 cwt. of dry beans in 1997. Production was up 22,000 cwt. from 1996. Growers harvested 11,700 acres with a yield of 22.0 cwt. per acre compared with last year's 10,300 acres harvested with a yield of 22.8 cwt. per acre. Fall potato production in Montana totaled 3.33 million cwt., up 4 percent from last year. Producers harvested 10,400 acres compared with 10,200 in 1996. Yields increased 5 cwt. per acre from a year ago to 320 cwt. All hay harvested in Montana was the same as last year at 2.6 million acres. All hay production was 5.48 million tons, up 1 1 percent or 560,000 tons from a year ago. Alfalfa hay harvested acreage was 1.65 million acres, down 50,000 acres from last season . The average yield was 2.4 tons per acre compared with 2.1 tons per acre in 1996. Other hay harvested acreage was 950,000 acres and the average yield was 1.6 tons per acre, 0.1 ton above last year. Montana hay growers seeded an estimated 150,000 acres of alfalfa during 1997. New seedings include those mixed with a nurse crop, other forage, or direct seedings. MONTANA ANNl ^LCF !PP SUMMARY, 1994-97 1/ ^ ^ Crop Year A ;reaae Yield Per .Acre Total Production Season Avg Pnce \'alue of Production US Production Planted Har%ested Thousands Bushels Thousands Thousands Thousands Winter Wheat 1994 1995 1996 1997 1.950 1,500 2.150 1.600 1,850 1.370 1,980 1,450 35.0 40.0 32.0 39.0 64,750 54,800 63,360 56,550 $3.45 **4.62 4.24 3.45 $223,388 253.176 268,646 195,098 1.661.943 1.544.653 1,477.058 1.882,609 Durum Wheat 1994 1995 1996 1997 180 270 290 290 178 265 280 280 30.0 30.0 25.0 26.0 5,340 7,950 7,000 7,280 $4.83 5.09 4.65 5.05 $25,792 40.466 32.550 36.764 96,747 102,280 116.090 86.193 Other Spring W^heaf 1994 1995 1996 1997 3.450 3.950 4.200 **4.350 3,350 3,800 4.100 "4,200 30.0 35.0 26.0 29.0 100.500 ** 133,000 106.600 121,800 $3.51 "4.59 4.22 3.70 $352,755 "610.470 449.852 450.660 562.291 535.658 691.985 557,750 All Wheal 1994 1995 1996 1997 5.580 5.720 **6,640 6.240 5,378 5,435 **6,360 5,930 31.7 36.0 27.8 31.3 170,590 195,750 176,960 185,630 $3.54 **4.63 4.24 3.80 $601,935 ♦*904.112 751.048 682,522 2.320.981 2.182.591 2.285.133 2.526.552 Barley 1994 1995 1996 1997 1,300 1.300 1.300 1.300 1.200 1.200 1,200 1,200 44.0 52.0 43.0 53.0 52,800 62,400 51,600 63,600 $2.22 3.00 "3.07 2.85 $117,216 187.200 158.412 181.260 374,862 359,562 395,751 374,478 Oats 1994 1995 1996 1997 140 145 *100 140 75 80 50 70 48.0 59.0 40.0 55.0 3,600 4,720 2,000 3,850 $1.30 1.75 1.91 1.25 $4,680 8,260 3,820 4,813 229.008 162.027 155,273 176,104 Com for Grain!/ 1994 1995 1996 1997 60 55 *55 60 20 16 15 14 135.0 120.0 **137.0 135.0 2.700 1.920 2,055 1.890 $2.65 3.00 2.60 2.60 $7,155 5,760 5,343 4,914 10.102.735 7.373.876 9.293.435 9.365.574 Thousands Tons Thousands Thousands Thousands Com for Silage 1994 1995 1996 1997 - 39 38 39 45 21.0 20.0 21.0 **21.0 819 760 819 945 - - 88,588 77,867 83,594 91,903 Sugar Beets 1994 1995 1996 1997 54.3 55.7 57.7 59.9 54.0 55.5 57.5 58.3 »*24.2 21.5 22.6 21.0 1,307 1,193 1,300 1,224 $41.90 39.90 48.10 $54,763 47,601 62,530 31,853 28.065 26.680 29.874 Alfalfa Hay 1994 1995 1996 1997 - 1.550 1.600 •* 1,700 1,650 2.30 2.50 2.10 2.40 3,565 **4,000 3,570 3,960 $71.50 67.50 81.00 82.00 $254,898 270,000 289,170 324.720 81.336 84.515 79.517 79.242 Other Hay 1994 1995 1996 1997 -- *650 800 900 950 1.50 **1.70 1.50 1.60 975 1,360 1,350 1,520 $62.50 56.50 67.00 70.50 $60,938 76.840 90,450 107,160 68.724 69,651 69.940 72.878 All Hay 3/ 1994 1995 1996 1997 - 2.200 2,400 2,600 **2,600 2.06 **2.23 1.89 2.11 4,540 5,360 4,920 **5,480 $71.00 66.00 80.00 81.00 $315,836 346.840 379,620 **431.880 150.060 154.166 149,457 152.120 Sweet Cherries 4/ 1994 1995 1996 1997 - - -- 640 760 630 970 $1,200.00 1.210.00 1,420.00 965.00 $770 916 893 936 192.910 153,070 151,880 220,370 Thousands Cwi. Thousands Thousands Thousands Fall Potatoes 1994 1995 1996 1997 10.0 9.8 10.4 10.4 10.0 9.8 10.2 10.4 320.0 300.0 315.0 **320.0 3,200 2,940 3,213 **3,328 $6.90 9.35 6.60 8.85 $22,080 27.489 21.206 **29.453 424.655 403.009 453.436 417.088 Dry Beans 1994 1995 1996 1997 10.2 11.0 10.5 12.2 10.0 10.8 10.3 11," 22.0 19.0 **22.8 22.0 220 205 235 2n" $16.90 16.10 24.50 18.50 $3,718 3,301 5.758 4."55 29.028 30.812 27.960 29.156 1/ All estimates for 1997 are preliminary'. 2/ Planted for all purposes 3/ Price of baled ha\ 4 Utilized production in actual tons ♦Record low ''Recordhiah