s ^-1 Crop MONTANA '^^^?v/[ontana STATE DOCUMENTS COLLECTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 301 South Park, Drawer 10033 Production Ajj 4 Z'jGO Helena, MT 59626-0033 (406)441-1240or 1-800-835-2612 MONTANA STATE LIBRARY www.nass.usda.gov/mt/ Annual Summary 1999 HELEN1AG,15MEO.N6TtAhNAAVEG.9320 Released: February 12, 2000 3 0864 1004 8434 7 Montana's 1999 winter wheat Producers harvested 18,000 acres of above last year's estimate. Harvested production wasestimated at 36.86million corn for grain in 1999, unchanged from acreage, at 13.200, is 107r higher than the bushels, down 24 percent from 1998 and lastyear"sestimate. Theaverageyieldwas previous year. The yield is estimated at the lowest producion since the severe 110.0 bushels per acre, down 5 bushels 2,240 pounds per acre, 40 pounds more drought of 1985. Producers harvested from last year. Production decreased 47c than last year. 970.000 acres, down 280.000 acres from from 1998 to 1.98 million bushels. Corn 1998. The 1999 average yield was 38 forsilageacreagewasestimatedat45,000 Montana's second production estimate bushels per acre, which is one bushel acres, up 4.000''acres from 1998. Yields for garbanzo beans was 133.000cwt for lower than last year's average. averaged 20 tons per acre, down one ton 1999. which is 58% higher than last year. from a yearago. Harvested area is estimated at 11.800 In the fall of 1999 Montana producers acres,up 8,000fromlastyear. Theyieldis seeded 1.5 million acres ofwinter wheat. Sugar beet producers harvested an estimated at 1,130 pounds per acre, down 450.000acresmorethanthesmallacreage estimated 61,700 acres in 1999,down 700 from last year's estimateof2,210 pounds seeded in 1998. acres from a year ago. Yields increased per acre. 1.2tonsfromlastyeartoaverage23.8tons Montana's 1999 spring wheat per acre. Total production was estimated Dry peas production for 1999 is production was estimated at 108 million at 1.47 million tons, up 4% from the estimated at 663,000 cwt. Planted and bushels, unchanged from 1998. The 1999 previous year, setting a new production harvested acreage is estimated at 50,000 and 1998 productions are tied forthethird record. and 39.000 acres, respectively. Average largest crop on record behind only 1995 yield is set at 17.0cwt per acre. and 1997productions. Theseededacreage Fall potato production totaled 3.33 was 4.15 million acres. 350.000 acres million cwt, up 5% from last year. Montana's 1999productionoflentils is greater than 1998. Producers harvested Producers harvested 10,900 acres estimated at 208,000 cwt. Planted area is 4.0million acres.400.000acresmorethan compared with 10,600 in 1998. Yields estimated at 19.000 acres and harvested ayearearlier. Yields averaged 27 bushels increased5cwtperacrefromayearago to acres are set at 16,000 acres. The average per acre, down 3 bushels from 1998. in 305 cwt. yield is estimated to be 13.0 cwt peracre. part due to lack of precipitation in many areas ofthe state. Allhay harvested was up 100,000acres Flaxseed production for 1999 is fromlastyearat2.6million acres. All hay estimated to be 328.000 bushels. Planted Durum wheatproductionfor 1999was production was 5.055 million tons, up \% andharvestedacreageestimatesare21,000 estimated at 9.45 million bushels, down or 35,000 tons from a year ago. Alfalfa and 20,500, respectively. The average 22'7f from 1998. Harvested acreage was hay harvested acreage was 1.65 million yield is set at 16.0bushels per acre. estimated at 350,000. down 80.000 acres acres,down50,000acresfromlastseason. fromlastyear. Theaverageyieldwas27.0 The average yield was 2.2 tons per acre, Production of mustard seed during bushels per acre, down one bushel from which is unchangedfromlastyear. Other 1999isestimated at 17.85millionpounds. 1998. The planted and harvested acreage hay harvested acreage was 950,000, up Farmers planted 21,500 acres and was lowered by 40.000 acres from the 150,000 acres from 1998. The average harvested 21.000 acres. Yields averaged September small grainssummary. yield was 1.5 tons peracre compared with 850 pounds peracre. 1.6 tons per acre last year. Barley planted acreage for 1999 has Canolagrowersplanted60,000acresin decrea.sed to 1.3 million acres. 50,000 Hay stocks were estimated at 4.45 1999 and"havested 58,000 acres with acres less than 1998. Producers harvested million tons on December 1, down 37c average yields of 1,200 pounds per acre. 1.15 million acres, also 50,000 acres less from last year. Hay growers seeded an Total production is estimated at 69.6 than were harvested for grain in 1998. estimated 200,000 acres of alfalfa during million pounds. Yields averaged 50bushels per acre, up 2 1999, 70,000 acres more than last year. bushels from last year. Production was New seedings include those mixed with a Growers produced an estimated 33.15 estimated at 57.5 million bushels, nearly nurse crop, other forage, or direct million pounds of safflower for 1999, unchanged from last year. seedings. planting 41,000 acres and harvested 39,000acres with an average yieldof 850 Oatsproductionfor 1999isestimatedat Drv bean growers produced an pounds peracre. 3.22 million bushels, nearly unchanged estimated441,000cwt in 1999, up 91,000 from 1998. Planted acreage was cwtfrom 1998. Growersharvested25,500 Montana's 1999 all sunflower estimated at 170,000 acres, 30.000 acres acres with a yield of 17.3 cwt per acre production estimate was set at 6.1 million higher than last year. Harvested acreage compared with last year's 16,000 acres pounds this year. Planted and harvested was set at 70.000 acres, up 10,000 from harvestedwithayieldof21.9cwtperacre. acreage estimates are 7,800 and 7,100. 1998. Yields averaged 46.0 bushels per respectively. The average yield is acre, 8 bushels below lastyear. Pinto bean production in 1999 is estimated at 858 pounds peracre. estimatedtobe296,000cwt,which is 12% Montana Annual C^^ Sun^Rry, 1996-99 1/ Crop