PROGRAM ANALYSIS MARKETING & TRANSPORTATION DIV . PROGRAM CONT. 



Expanded activities in international and domestic market develop- 

 ment programs; sponsored a seminar on foreign market development for 

 in-state interests, represented Montana products through participation 

 in the 1973 U.S. Tokyo Food Fair and All Asia Trade Mission, cooperated 

 with Montana Beekeepers Association in a pilot project for domestic 

 honey sales promotion. 



Special resource information series on the major agricultural 

 sectors within the state were prepared and presented specific high 

 level foreign trade teams for select distribution within several 

 foreign countries. 



A grain transportation cost savings of $1,800,000 was achieved. 



An operational transportation program was initiated. 



Montana agricultural product shipping interests were represented 

 at twelve (12) formal proceedings before the Interstate Commerce 

 Commission and eight (8) formal proceedings before the Montana Public 

 Service Commission. 



As part of the Federal-State Cooperative Program, contributed 

 to publication of 220 separate statistical report series. 



Collection of statistics, assembly and publication of the follow- 

 ing SPECIAL STATE reports: 



CATTLE ON FEED BY COUNTIES, 



This fills numerous requests for localized data on this growing 



industry. 



MONTANA WHEAT AND BARLEY MOVEMENT SUMMARIES, 



These provided the only available data on grain movement by mode 



and direction. 



UTILIZATION OF MONTANA WHEAT PRODUCTION, 



A summary of Montana wheat used for feed, seed, flour and export. 



STOCKS OF GRAIN BY CLASS; VARIETIES OF WHEAT, 



Both serve as an aid to meeting specifications of wheat buyers. 



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