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

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TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
Commodity	Value of receipts thousand $	Percent of state total farm receipts	Percent of US value
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001
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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