Montana Agricultural Exports Increased $56.5 million in 2006 



The value of Montana's agricultural comnnodities exported during the fiscal year ending September 

 30, 2006, .totaled $590.2 million, $56.5 million more than 2005. Wheat and Products remained Montana's 

 leading export, making up 77 percent of the state's agricultural exports. Vegetables & Preparations and 

 Feeds and Fodders tied for second place, each at seven percent of the total. The Vegetables & 

 Preparations category includes dry beans, dry peas, lentils, and fall potatoes. 



Wheat and Products exports showed the largest change in value, increasing $65.4 million from 

 2005. Vegetables and Preparations were up $3.7 million, followed by Feeds and Fodders which increased 

 $1.2 million. Seeds showed the largest decline in exports, dropping $8.9 million from 2005, followed by 

 Feed Grains and Products dropping $7.8 million. 



Montana remained in third place among states exporting Wheat and Products for fiscal year 2006. 

 The top wheat exporting state for 2006 was Kansas, followed by North Dakota, Montana, Washington, 

 Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Minnesota. Considering exports of all products, California remained 

 on top, followed by Iowa, Texas, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, and Washington. Montana moved 

 up from thirty-second place in 2005 for exports of all products to thirtieth place in 2006. 



U.S. agricultural exports reached a record high in fiscal 2006 at $68.7 billion, some $6.2 billion 

 higher than the record set in fiscal 2005. The export value for Wheat and Products is up 5 percent over 

 2005 at $6.2 billion. This increase is largely due to wheat products as the value of wheat exports is largely 

 unchanged from 2005 to 2006. Wheat shipments are down roughly 5 percent from 2005. Wheat remains 

 the third largest U.S. agricultural export group in fiscal 2006. 



Feed Grains and Products became the largest valued agricultural export commodity in 2006 at $8.7 

 billion— growing some $2 billion over fiscal 2005. Nearly all of this growth is related to corn as export 

 values grew from $4.7 billion in fiscal 2005 to $6.2 billion in 2006. While corn export value is up 32 

 percent, the increase is not just price related— the volume of corn shipped is also up nearly 25 percent 

 over 2005. 



Concerns about market access continue to challenge global meat trade. Beef exports from the 

 United States to Japan and South Korea have yet to fully resume, although trade with other markets has 

 been restored. As a result. Live Animals and Meat export values are up 19 percent over 2005. Beef and 

 veal exports are still about half the 2003 level but are up 70 percent over 2005. 



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