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1990 MONTANA AGRICULTURAL gTATiynCS 



AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS 



The value of Montana agricvdtural conunodities exported during the year ending 

 September 30, 1989 totaled $299.2 million, down 31 percent from a year earlier. This drop, 

 apparent primarily in the wheat and feed grain categories, reflects the drought conditions of 

 1988. These two commodities contributed to 86 percent of Montana's exports. 



Value of United States agricultural exports for the year ending September 30 totaled 

 $39,651 million, up slightly from the previous year. Wheat and feed grain products accounted 

 for 37 percent of the nation's agricultural exports. 



Montana ranked thirteenth in the export of wheat and wheat products among all states 

 in fiscal year 1989, compared with fourth last year. Kansas remained at the top, followed by 

 Washington, Oklahoma, North Dakota and Idaho. California was the top exporting state of all 

 products, followed by Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Texas. 



The United States exported about 18 percent of its total agricultural production in fiscal 

 year 1989, up slightly from last year and well below the record 24 percent set in fiscal year 

 1981. 



AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS: Montana and U.S., 1987-1989 ' 



' Fiscal year ending September 30. 



SOURCE: Foreign Agricultural Trade of the U.S., March/ April 1990. 



