338.1 A7cp 2000 0 itana Crop rroauction . Annual Summary 2000 Released: March 14, 2001 Montana producers harvested 1 8,000 acres of corn for grain in 2000, unchanged from last year's estimate. The average yield was 140.0 bushels per acre, up 30 bushels from last year. Production rose 27 percent from 1999 to 2.52 million bushels. Corn for silage acreage was estimated at 40,000 acres, down 5,000 acres from 1999. Yields averaged 21 tons per acre, up one Ion from a year ago. Sugar beet producers in Montana planted 60,700 acres and harvested an estimated 53,900 acres in 2000, down 7,800 acres from a year ago. Heavy frosts and freeze damage can be blamed for the high levels of crop abandonment in the state. Yields increased 0.7 tons from last year to average 24.5 tons per acre. Total production was estimated at 1.32 million tons, down 10 percent from the previous year. Fall potato production in Montana totaled 3.50 million cwt, up 5.4 percent from last Near. Producers harvested 1 1,300 acres compared with 10.900 in 1999. Yields increased 5 cwt per acre from a year ago to 310 cwt. All hay harvested in Montana was down 600,000 acres from last year, to 2.0 million acres. All hay production was 3.56 million tons, down 29.6 percent or 1,495,000 tons from a year ago. This is the lowest production in Montana since 1988. Alfalfa hay harvested acreage was 1.2 million acres, down 450,000 acres from last season. The average yield was 2.1 tons per acre, which is 0.1 ton less than last year. Other hay harvested acreage was 800,000, down 150,000 acres from 1999. The average yield was 1.3 tons per acre compared with 1.5 tons per acre last year. Montana hay stocks were estimated at 3.17 million tons on December 1, down 29 percent from last year. This represents the lowest hay stock numbers since 1988. Montana hay growers seeded an estimated 130,000 acres of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures during 2000, 70,000 acres less than last year. New seedings include those mixed with a nurse crop, other forage, or direct seedings. STATE DOCUMEffTS COLLECTION ^■AR ? n 2001 MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 1515 E. 6th AVE. HELENA, MONTANA 59620 Montana's 2000 winter wheat production was estimated at 44.55 million bushels, up 21 percent from 1999. The 2000 average yield was 33 bushels per acre, which is 5 bushels lower than last year's average. Spring wheat production in Montana for 2000 was estimated at 77.5 million bushels, down 28 percent from 1999. The seeded acreage was 3.35 million acres, 800,000 acres less than 1999. Producers harvested 3.1 million acres, 900,000 acres less than a year earlier. Yields averaged 25 bushels per acre, down 2 bushels from 1999, in part due to lack of precipitation in many areas of the state. Montana's 2000 durum wheat production was estimated at 13.16 million bushels, up 39.3 percent from 1999. Harvested acreage was estimated at 470,000, up 120,000 acres from last year. The average yield was 28.0 bushels per acre, up one bushel from 1998. Barley planted acreage for 2000 in Montana decreased to 1.25 million acres, 50,000 acres less than 1999. Producers harvested 950,000 acres, 200,000 acres less than were harvested for grain in 1999. Yields averaged 40 bushels per acre, down 10 bushels from last year. Production was estimated at 38.0 million bushels, down sharply from last year. Montana's oats production for 2000 is estimated at 2.6 million bushels, down 620,000 bushels from 1999. Planted acreage was estimated at 130,000 acres, 40,000 acres less than last year. Harvested acreage was set at 50,000 acres, down 20,000 from 1999. Yields averaged 52.0 bushels per acre, 6 bushels higher last year. Montana's dry bean growers produced an estimated 486,000 cwt in 2()()(), up 45,000 cwt from 1999. Growers harvested 34,800 acres with a yield of 14.0 cwt per acre compared with last year's 25,500 acres harvested with a yield of 17.30 cwt per acre. Pinto bean production for Montana in 2000 is estimated to be 33 1 ,000 cwt. which is 11.8 percent above last year's tVHJINIMTNM AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 301 South Park, Drawer 10033 Helena, MT 59626-0033 (406) 441-1240 or 1-800-835-2612 www.nass.usda.gov/mt/ nass-mt@nass.usda.gov MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 3 0864 0015 6464 3 estimate. Harvested acreage, at 13,800, is 4.5 percent higher than the previous year. The yield is estimated at 2,400 pounds per acre, 160 pounds more than last year. Montana's second production estimate for garbanzo beans was 150,000 cwt for 2000. which is 12.8 percent higher than last year. Harvested area is estimated at 20,500 acres, up 8.700 from last year. The yield is estimated at 730 pounds per acre, down from last year's estimate of 1 , 1 30 pounds per acre. Dry peas production for 2000 m Montana is estimated at 233,000 cwt. Planted and harvested acreage is estimated at 28,000 and 24,000 acres, respectively. Average yield is set at 9.7 cwt per acre. Montana's 20t)0 production of lentils is estimated at 21(),()0() cwt. Planted area is estimated at 22,000 acres and harvested acres are set at 21,000 acres. The average yield is estimated to be 10.0 cwt per acre. Montana's flaxseed production for 2000 is estimated to be 196,000 bushels. Planted and harvested acreage estimates are 16,000 and 14,000, respectively. The average yield is set at 14.0 bushels per acre. Production of mustard seed in Montana during 2000 is estimated at 7 million pounds. Acres planted are set at 12,000 and acres harvested are 10,000. Yields averaged 700 pounds per acre. Montana canola growers planted 65,000 acres in 2000. Out of those that were planted, 58,000 acres were harvested yielding 960 pounds per acre. Total production is estimated to be 55.7 million pounds. Growers produced an estimated 30.03 million pounds of safflowcr in Montana for 2000. They planted an estimated 41.500 acres and harvested 39,000 acres. Average yields were set at 770 pounds per acre. Montana's 2000 all sunflower production estimate was set at 4.314 million pounds this year. Planted and harvested acreage estimates are 7,000 and 5,800 respectively. The average yield is estimated at 744 pounds per acre. # Montana Annual Cro]P "ummary, 1997 -2000 1/ r- MONTANA 1 I'S .■\creage \iCld Total Season Avg, Price \ uluc (*ii»j) > c.ir I'lanicd Harvoled Acre- Production ol Production Production (000) Bu (OOOl Dollars (000) Wlnur I9<)7 1.000 1 .450 380 55.100 S3 40 SI87.340 1.845.528 Will. Ill 1 998 1.400 1.250 390 48.750 $280 $130,500 1.880,733 1 999 1.050 970 380 36.860 $2.67 S98.4I6 1,090,580 2000 1.5IMI 1.350 330 44.550 S3 05 $135,878 1 ,502,733 Diiiuin 1 997 300 290 20 0 7.540 S5 18 $39,057 87,783 Wheal 1 998 450 430 28 0 12.040 $323 S38.889 138.119 1999 360 350 270 9.450 $3.45 S32.602 99.322 2000 480 470 280 13.160 $385 S50.666 »* 109.805 Other 1 997 4.250 " 4.100 •• 290 1 1 8.900 $358 S425.662 548.155 Sprint! 1998 3.800 3.000 300 108.000 S3 13 S338.040 528.469 Wheal 1999 4.150 4.000 27.0 108.000 $297 S320.760 503.108 2000 3.350 3.100 250 77.500 $3 25 $251,875 550.902 All 1 997 6. 1 50 5.84(1 31 1 181.540 S3 62 S05 2.059 2.481.460 Wheal 1 998 5.050 5.280 32.0 168.790 $303 $513,429 2.547.321 1 999 5.500 5.320 290 154.310 $293 $451,779 2.299.010 2000 5.330 4.920 27.5 135,210 $325 $438,419 2.223.440 li.iiL^ 1 997 1.250 1.150 530 60,950 S2,83 S172.488 359.878 1 99.S 1.350 1.200 48 0 57,600 $2 27 SI 30.752 352.125 1 9')') 1.300 1.150 500 57,500 $232 SI 33.400 280.292 201 )U 1.250 050 400 38,000 $2,35 $89,300 317.865 Oals 1997 140 70 55.0 3.850 SI 33 $5,120 167.246 1998 140 60 54.0 3.240 SI 18 $3,823 165.981 1 991) 170 70 40 0 3.220 $1 05 S3.381 140.193 2000 130 50 52 0 2.600 $1 05 S2.730 149.195 Ciiin 1 997 60 14 135.0 1.890 $240 $4.5.30 9.206.832 for 1998 60 18 115.0 2.070 $1 90 $3,933 9.758.085 drain 2/ 1999 65 18 110 0 1 .980 $1-55 $3,009 9.430.012 2000 00 18 1400 *♦ 2.520 $1 55 S3. 900 9.908.35S (000) Tons (IX)0) (000) (000) ('(un 1997 45 21 0 945 97.192 lor 1 998 - 41 21.0 861 95.479 Silage 1999 - 45 20.0 900 _. 95.633 2000 40 21 0 ♦* 840 98.538 Sun. 1 1 1 997 59 9 58.3 21 0 1.224 S40 50 S49.572 29.880 Ikels 1 998 040 624 22 6 1.410 S36 90 $52,029 32.499 1999 01.8 61 7 23.8 1.468 •• $4040 $59,307 33.420 2000 007 539 24 5 •* 1.321 32.521 Alfalla 1997 1,650 2 40 3.900 $80 00 S3 10.800 '* 78.535 May 1998 1.700 »' 220 3.740 $7300 S273.020 82.310 1999 - 1.650 2 20 3.630 $66.00 S239.580 84.385 2000 -- 1.200 2 10 2.520 $82 00 *• S200.640 80.347 Other 1997 -- 950 1 00 1.520 $69 00 S104.880 *• 74.001 Hav 1 998 800 1 00 1.280 $6250 $80,000 09.470 1 999 - 950 1 50 1.425 $56.00 $79,800 75.322 2000 -- 800 1 30 1.040 $75 50 •• $78,520 71.830 All 1 99- 2.600 2 11 5.480 •♦ S79 00 S421.6S0 •• 152.530 ll.i\ ^• I99S -- 2.500 201 5.020 $72 00 S353.020 151.780 1999 2.000 " 1 94 5.055 $65 00 $319,380 159.707 2U00 2.000 1 78 3.560 $81 00 $285,160 152.183 Sweet 1997 _ 870 S954 00 $830 223.490 Cherries 4/ 1998 — 1.890 SI. 080 00 $2,040 208.410 1 999 690 S 1 .560 00 $1,076 227.700 2iH.li) 1.050 $ 1 .490 00 $ 1 .569 214.920 (000) Cwl (000) (000) ((X)0) KjU 1997 10.4 10.4 320 •• 3.328 S7 05 $23,462 423.190 Potatoes 1998 10.6 106 300 3.180 S7,95 $25,281 432.737 1 999 110 10 9 305 3,324 $880 $29,260 •• 429.847 2000 115 113 310 3,503 •• $8 35 S29.250 470.504 All 1 997 12.2 11.7 220 257 $ 1 9 40 54,986 29.370 Dry 1998 100 10 0 21 9 350 $1560 $5,460 .30.418 Deans 1 999 26.5 255 17 3 441 $1790 $7,894 33.085 2000 405 34 8 14 0 480 SI870 $9,088 •* 20.440 Pinlu 1 998 122 - 120 - 22 0 ♦ 264 .. 14.511 lieans 1 999 13 9 13 2 224 290 10.839 2000 14,5 *• 13 8 " 24 0 *• 331 •♦ 10.070 Garbanzo 1998 4.0 38 22,1 84 ., 418 Deans 6/ 1999 12.1 118 113 133 _. __ 735 2000 25-3 20 5 7,3 150 - 1 .3 1 5 Lentils 0/ 1 998 20.0 190 100 190 • $10 30 • SI. 957 • 1 9tS 1 999 19,0 • 100 ♦ 13 0 *• 208 $1200 " 52,021 " 2.3S7 2000 22,0 '* 21 0 •• 10 0 • 210 •• $1050 S2.205 3.029 Drs iVus 1 998 45.0 •• 37 0 •• 180 •• 000 •* $4 90 $3,203 •• 5.934 1999 370 29.0 140 400 $0 00 •• $2,430 4.773 2000 28 0 • 24 0 * 9.7 • 233 * $4 70 • $1,095 • 3.499 1/ All estiniales for 2000 are prelimin ary and season average price and value of p roduction not available 2/ Planted for all purpos ;s, 3/ Price of baled ha) 4/ lUilizecl production in actual Ions 5/ US totals are for all potatoes 0/ Data s cries begun in 1998 • Not Published * Record low •♦Record hiah Montana Annual Oilseeds Summary, 1999-2000 1/ Crop Year MONTANA LIS Acreasc Yield Per Acre Total Production Season Avg Price Value of Production Production I'lanlL-d 1 HafNcslcd ((X)Ol Bu (000) (000) (0001 Plavsecd 1999 20O0 21 0 •• 160 * 20 5 -• 140 • 160 " 140 ■ 328 " 190 - S4 00 S~S4 7.804 10.730 (000) Lbs illlH)l ((.)00) (000) Canola 2/ 1999 2000 00 0 • 05 0 ♦• 58 0 • 58 0 ♦• 1.200 •• 960 • 09.00(1 ■• 55.680 • 1.. 303.080 2.010.951 Mustard Seed 1999 2000 21,5 »♦ 12,0 * 21 0 •* 100 ♦ 850 ■• 700 • 17.850 •• 7.000 • 48.010 30.570 Saniowcr 2/ 1999 2000 41 0 * 41.5 •• .39 0 • 39,0 " 850 " 770 • 33.150 " 30.030 • 404.715 282.545 Sunflower 2/ 1999 2000 7,8 " 7,0 • 7,1 »♦ 5 8 • 858 •• 744 • 0.095 *' 4.314 - 4.341.862 3.584.339 1/ .All estimates for 2000 are preliminary and season average price and value of production n.i available 2/ Data senes bcsun in 1999 - Not Published * Record low **Record hioh