STATE OF MONTANA 



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CASH WHEAT PRICES AND PROTEIN PREMIUMS AT GREAT FALLS^ 



1 Simple averages of quotations extracted from the Great Falls Tribune for one day each month, centering 

 mid-month. 



2 July of year shown to June following year. 



3 Premium as percent of base price and premium — using 16% premium for spring wheat and 15% pre- 

 mium for winter wheat. 



MONTANA WHEAT— 1958 AND 1959 CROPS 



Production by Protein Content Groups — From Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Land 



1958 CROP 1959 CROP 



Protein 



Percentage 



Group 



Not 

 Irrigated Irrigated 



-Bushels- 



Total 



Bushels 



Pet. 



Not 

 Irrigated Irrigated 



-Bushels- 



31.9 

 12.0 

 13.0 

 14.0 

 15.0 

 15.0 

 17.0 

 18.0 and over. 



TOTAL ..._ ._- 



Av. % Protein 



and under.. 



- 12.9 



- 13.9 



- 14.9 



- 15.9 



- 16.9 



- 17.9 



360,500 

 531,000 

 593,100 

 528,400 

 207,100 

 68,300 

 11,100 



2,299,500 



13.2 



SPRING WHEAT (EXCLUDING DURUM) 



784,400 

 2,096,200 

 4,198,900 

 4,901,800 

 7,451,500 

 10,509,800 

 3,985,900 



272,000 



34,200,500 



15.2 



1,144,900 

 2,627,200 

 4,792,000 

 5,430,200 

 7,658,600 

 10,578,100 

 3,997,000 

 272,000 



36,500,000 



15.1 



3.1 

 7.2 

 13.1 

 14.9 

 21.0 

 29.0 

 11.0 

 .7 



100.0 



178,100 

 568,500 

 898,200 

 560,000 

 197,100 

 44,800 

 2,700 



2,449.400 



13.4 



80,100 

 404,600 

 1,388,500 

 3,257,500 

 6,763,200 

 10,608,700 

 6,964,300 

 1,868,700 



31,335,600 



16.1 



Total 



Bushels 



258,200 

 973,100 

 2,286,700 

 3,817,500 

 6,960,300 

 10,653,500 

 6,967,000 

 1,868,700 



33,785,000 



15.9 



Pet. 



.8 



2.9 



6.8 



11.3 



20.6 



31.5 



20.6 



5.5 



100.0 



WINTER WHEAT 



11.9 and under.. 



12.0 

 13.0 

 14.0 

 15.0 

 16.0 

 17.0 



12.9.. 

 13.9. 

 14.9. 

 15.9. 

 16.9.. 

 17.9. 



580,700 

 376,100 

 286,100 

 140,300 

 39,600 

 2,500 



18.0 and over_ 



TOTAl 



1,425,300 



Av. % Protein 12.3 



11.9 

 12.0 

 13.0 

 14.0 

 15.0 

 16.0 

 17.0 

 18.0 



and under 941,200 



- 12.9 



-13.9 



- 14.9 



- 15.9 



- 16.9 



- 17.9 



and over.. 



907,100 

 879,200 

 668,700 

 246,700 

 70,800 

 11,100 



TOTAL 3,724,800 



Av. % Protein ._ 12.9 



12,377,400 



17,062,400 



14,526,200 



13,204,900 



4,572,700 



1,231,700 



130,000 



11,400 



63,116,700 



13.1 



12,958,100 



17,438,500 



14,812,300 



13,345,200 



4,612,300 



1,234,200 



130,000 



11,400 



64,542,000 



13.1 



20.1 



27.0 



22.9 



20.7 



7.1 



1.9 



.2 



.1 



100.0 



414,800 



544,900 



311,300 



85,700 



1,800 



1,358,500 



12.1 



ALL WHEAT (EXCLUDING DURUM) 



13,161,800 

 19,158,600 

 18,725,100 

 18,105,700 

 12,024,200 

 11,741,500 

 4,115,900 

 283,400 



14,103,000 

 20,065,700 

 19,604,300 

 18,775,400 

 12,270,900 

 11,812,300 

 4,127,000 

 283,400 



97,317,200 101,042,000 



13.8 13.8 



14.0 

 19.8 

 19.4 

 18.6 

 12.1 

 11.7 

 4.1 

 .3 



100.0 



592,900 



1,113,400 



1,209,500 



645,700 



198,900 



44,800 



2,700 



3,807,900 



12.9 



7,932,300 



10,785,000 



12,449,700 



9,208.100 



3,372,500 



1,113,800 



119,200 



10,900 



44,991,500 



13.3 



8,012,400 

 11,189,600 

 13,838,200 

 12,465,600 

 10,135,700 

 11,722,500 

 7,083,500 

 1,879,600 



76,327,100 



14.4 



8,347,100 



11,329,900 



12,761,000 



9,293,800 



3,374,300 



1,113,800 



119,200 



10,900 



46,350,000 



13.3 



8,605,300 

 12,303,000 

 15,047,700 

 13,111,300 

 10,334,600 

 11,767,300 

 7,086,200 

 1,879,600 



80,135,000 



14.4 



18.0 



24.4 



27.5 



20.0 



7.3 



2.4 



.3 



.1 



100.0 



10.7 

 15.4 

 18.8 

 16.4 

 12.9 

 14.7 

 8.8 

 2.3 



100.0 



