20 Economic 



1991 Montana Agricultural Statistics 



PRICES RECEIVED BY MONTANA FARMERS: Selected Commodities By Months, 1987-1991 



Crop& 

 Year 



Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. 



ALL WHEAT 



1987 2.65 2.54 2.54 2.56 2.64 2.57 



1988 2.78 2.81 2.85 2.87 2.95 3.25 



1989 4.01 4.03 4.08 4.13 4.06 4.10 



1990 3.74 3.62 3.61 3.56 3.50 3.39 



1991 2.62 2.53 2.55 2.65 2.69 2.72 



WINTER WHEAT 



1987 2.49 2.42 2.44 2.43 2.51 



1988 2.73 2.77 2.80 2.82 2.83 



1989 3.93 3.93 4.02 4.05 3.99 



1990 3.84 3.70 3.68 3.58 3.51 



1991 2.53 2.43 2.46 2.55 2.61 



SPRING WHEAT EXCLUDING DURUM 



1987 2.79 2.64 2.65 2.66 2.77 



1988 2.78 2.83 2.87 2.87 2.98 



1989 4.16 4.11 4.20 4.20 4.15 



1990 3.69 3.57 3.58 3.56 3.50 



1991 2.70 2.65 2.71 2.80 2.86 



DURUM WHEAT 



1987 2.89 2.80 2.98 3.05 3.10 



1988 3.39 3.64 3.22 3.38 3.44 



1989 4.96 5.03 4.49 4.33 4.44 



1990 3.05 3.14 3.31 3.30 3.27 



1991 2.73 2.55 2.56 2.66 2.74 



BARLEY 



1987 1.62 1.63 1.70 1.64 1.68 



1988 1.68 1.77 1.65 1.64 1.60 



1989 2.95 2.98 2.77 2.85 2.72 



1990 2.17 2.22 2.24 2.18 2.21 



1991 2.24 2.25 2.36 2.52 2.53 



OATS 



1987 1.39 1.44 1.39 1.65 1.74 



1988 1.48 1.61 1.64 1.54 1.57 



1989 2.31 2.41 2.24 2.17 2.23 



1990 1.37 1.37 1.43 1.22 1.29 



1991 1.25 1.28 1.28 1.31 1.34 



ALL HAY 



1987 51.00 46.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 



1988 46.00 43.00 41.00 41.00 42.00 



1989 93.00 92.00 99.00 104.00 101.00 



1990 71.00 70.00 66.00 67.00 67.00 



1991 63.00 59.00 59.00 60.00 58.00 



ALFALFA HAY 



1987 51.00 46.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 50.00 



1988 46.00 44.00 41.00 41.00 42.00 61.00 



1989 94.00 93.00 100.00 105.00 103.00 86.00 



1990 72.00 70.00 67.00 68.00 68.00 67.00 



1991 64.00 60.00 60.00 61.00 59.00 57.00 



■Dollars per Bushel- 

 2.34 2.38 

 3.68 3.86 

 4.00 3.81 

 3.22 2.79 

 2.65 2.61 



2.52 

 3.01 

 4.09 

 3.37 

 2.65 



2.56 

 3.26 

 4.12 

 3.40 

 2.83 



3.22 

 4.01 

 4.11 

 3.38 

 2.62 



1.63 

 1.84 

 2.41 

 2.19 

 2.18 



1.59 

 1.99 

 1.90 

 1.26 

 1.30 



2.28 

 3.30 

 3.98 

 3.01 

 2.62 



2.31 

 3.74 

 4.04 

 3.29 

 2.71 



2.99 

 5.07 

 3.79 

 3.28 

 2.38 



2.13 

 2.67 

 2.15 

 2.40 

 2.55 



1.22 

 2.42 

 1.85 

 1.29 

 1.28 



2.30 

 3.31 

 3.82 

 2.60 

 2.66 



2.46 

 3.94 

 3.81 

 3.03 

 2.55 



2.73 

 5.48 

 3.65 

 3.14 

 2.30 



1.84 

 2.76 

 2.61 

 2.44 

 2.87 



1.26 

 2.24 

 1.24 

 1.05 

 1.04 



-Dollars per Ton- 

 50.00 50.00 47.00 

 70.00 82.00 

 67.00 70.00 

 67.00 66.00 

 53.00 50.00 



60.00 

 85.00 

 66.00 

 56.00 



2.57 

 3.95 

 3.77 

 2.66 

 2.82* 



2.36 

 3.55 

 3.80 

 2.55 

 2.88* 



2.61 

 4.11 

 3.76 

 2.82 

 2.75* 



3.34 

 5.80 

 3.22 

 2.96 

 2.44* 



2.09 

 2.81 

 2.21 

 2.20 

 2.97* 



1.33 

 2.49 

 1.45 

 1.22 

 .98* 



46.00 

 87.00 

 70.00 

 66.00 

 51.00* 



2.66 

 3.96 

 3.71 

 2.61 



2.50 

 3.79 

 3.76 

 2.51 



2.66 

 4.10 

 3.68 

 2.75 



3.36 

 5.41 

 3.34 

 2.68 



1.62 

 2.90 

 2.06 

 2.24 



1.37 

 2.04 

 1.56 

 1.19 



47.00 

 89.00 

 69.00 

 64.00 



50.00 

 71.00 

 68.00 

 68.00 

 53.00 



47.00 

 83.00 

 70.00 

 67.00 

 50.00 



46.00 47.00 



88.00 90.00 



70.00 70.00 



67.00 65.00 

 52.00* 



Nov. 



2.78 

 3.98 

 3.70 

 2.57 



2.68 

 3.83 

 3.81 

 2.47 



2.80 

 4.04 

 3.63 

 2.67 



3.56 

 5.66 

 3.26 

 2.70 



2.06 

 3.03 

 2.17 

 2.26 



1.44 

 2.19 

 1.40 

 1.05 



47.00 

 89.00 

 66.00 

 67.00 



47.00 

 90.00 

 67.00 

 68.00 



Dec. 



2.74 

 4.04 

 3.77 

 2.59 



2.68 

 3.89 

 3.87 

 2.48 



2.74 

 4.07 

 3.73 

 2.69 



3.54 

 5.53 

 3.26 

 2.51 



2.07 

 2.92 

 2.12 

 2.22 



1.52 

 2.23 

 1.38 

 1.27 



45.00 

 89.00 

 69.00 

 66.00 



45.00 

 90.00 

 70.00 

 67.00 



Annual 

 Avg. 



2.58 

 3.42 

 3.93 

 3.16 



2.47 

 3.22 

 3.92 

 3.11 



2.64 

 3.47 

 3.96 

 3.21 



3.13 

 4.50 

 3.99 

 3.06 



1.81 

 2.27 

 2.50 

 2.25 



1.45 

 1.95 

 1.85 

 1.25 



47.00 

 64.92 

 82.08 

 66.92 



47.00 

 65.58 

 83.00 

 67.83 



AI.L OTHER HAY 



1987 

 1988 

 1989 

 1990 

 1991 



47.00 

 41.00 

 86.00 

 62.00 

 54.00 



41.00 

 38.00 

 83.00 

 65.00 

 53.00 



40.00 40.00 



36.00 37.00 



90.00 94.00 



59.00 59.00 



52.00 52.00 



40.00 

 37.00 

 85.00 

 58.00 

 51.00 



45.00 

 55.00 

 73.00 

 57.00 

 51.00 



45.00 

 61.00 

 60.00 

 57.00 

 49.00 



42.00 

 72.00 

 65.00 

 57.00 

 47.00 



41.00 

 78.00 

 65.00 

 57.00 

 46.00* 



42.00 

 80.00 

 62.00 

 58.00 



42.00 

 80.00 

 58.00 

 62.00 



40.00 

 80.00 

 60.00 

 57.00 



42.08 

 57.92 

 73.42 

 59.00 



Preliminary figures. 



