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MT Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics - Montana
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jun 10, 2006, 14:27 PST



TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES

Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001
Commodity Value of receipts
thousand $		 Percent of state total
farm receipts		 Percent of US value
1.     Cattle and calves 977,613 54.8 2.4
2.     Wheat 366,398 20.5 6.4
3.     Hay 94,062 5.3 2.1
4.     Barley 75,215 4.2 14.2
5.     Dairy products 50,887 2.9 0.2
 
All commodities
 1,785,002   0.9
 
For more details about Montana's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.



Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2001
Commodity Rank among
states		 Value
million $
1.     Wheat and products 3 241.3
2.     Feeds and fodders 23 24.2
3.     Feed grains and products 29 22.4
4.     Live animals and meat 31 15.3
5.     Vegetables and preparations 25 12.6
 
Overall
 33 320.9
 
For more information on exports see the Agricultural Trade Briefing Room or ERS's Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS) or contact Carol Whitton, 202-694-5287.



Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997
Counties Percent of state's
total receipts		 Million $
1.     Yellowstone 5.1 96.0
2.     Chouteau 5.0 92.7
3.     Teton 3.8 72.0
4.     Fergus 3.8 71.8
5.     Hill 3.6 67.1
 
State total
   1,870.7
 
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.

*EXTRA* Need more? For a printable fact sheet about Montana Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.


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