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Annual Summary 2000 



Released: March 14, 2001 



Montana producers harvested 1 8,000 

 acres of corn for grain in 2000, 

 unchanged from last year's estimate. 

 The average yield was 140.0 bushels 

 per acre, up 30 bushels from last year. 

 Production rose 27 percent from 1999 

 to 2.52 million bushels. Corn for 

 silage acreage was estimated at 40,000 

 acres, down 5,000 acres from 1999. 

 Yields averaged 21 tons per acre, up 

 one Ion from a year ago. 



Sugar beet producers in Montana 

 planted 60,700 acres and harvested an 

 estimated 53,900 acres in 2000, down 

 7,800 acres from a year ago. Heavy 

 frosts and freeze damage can be 

 blamed for the high levels of crop 

 abandonment in the state. Yields 

 increased 0.7 tons from last year to 

 average 24.5 tons per acre. Total 

 production was estimated at 1.32 

 million tons, down 10 percent from the 

 previous year. 



Fall potato production in Montana 

 totaled 3.50 million cwt, up 5.4 

 percent from last Near. Producers 

 harvested 1 1,300 acres compared with 

 10.900 in 1999. Yields increased 5 

 cwt per acre from a year ago to 310 

 cwt. 



All hay harvested in Montana was 

 down 600,000 acres from last year, to 

 2.0 million acres. All hay production 

 was 3.56 million tons, down 29.6 

 percent or 1,495,000 tons from a year 

 ago. This is the lowest production in 

 Montana since 1988. Alfalfa hay 

 harvested acreage was 1.2 million 

 acres, down 450,000 acres from last 

 season. The average yield was 2.1 

 tons per acre, which is 0.1 ton less 

 than last year. Other hay harvested 

 acreage was 800,000, down 150,000 

 acres from 1999. The average yield 

 was 1.3 tons per acre compared with 

 1.5 tons per acre last year. 



Montana hay stocks were estimated 

 at 3.17 million tons on December 1, 

 down 29 percent from last year. This 

 represents the lowest hay stock 

 numbers since 1988. Montana hay 

 growers seeded an estimated 130,000 

 acres of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 

 during 2000, 70,000 acres less than 

 last year. New seedings include those 

 mixed with a nurse crop, other forage, 

 or direct seedings. 



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Montana's 2000 winter wheat 



production was estimated at 44.55 

 million bushels, up 21 percent from 

 1999. The 2000 average yield was 33 

 bushels per acre, which is 5 bushels 

 lower than last year's average. 



Spring wheat production in 

 Montana for 2000 was estimated at 

 77.5 million bushels, down 28 percent 

 from 1999. The seeded acreage was 

 3.35 million acres, 800,000 acres less 

 than 1999. Producers harvested 3.1 

 million acres, 900,000 acres less than 

 a year earlier. Yields averaged 25 

 bushels per acre, down 2 bushels from 

 1999, in part due to lack of 

 precipitation in many areas of the 

 state. 



Montana's 2000 durum wheat 

 production was estimated at 13.16 

 million bushels, up 39.3 percent from 

 1999. Harvested acreage was 

 estimated at 470,000, up 120,000 acres 

 from last year. The average yield was 

 28.0 bushels per acre, up one bushel 

 from 1998. 



Barley planted acreage for 2000 in 

 Montana decreased to 1.25 million 

 acres, 50,000 acres less than 1999. 

 Producers harvested 950,000 acres, 

 200,000 acres less than were harvested 

 for grain in 1999. Yields averaged 40 

 bushels per acre, down 10 bushels 

 from last year. Production was 

 estimated at 38.0 million bushels, 

 down sharply from last year. 



Montana's oats production for 2000 

 is estimated at 2.6 million bushels, 

 down 620,000 bushels from 1999. 

 Planted acreage was estimated at 

 130,000 acres, 40,000 acres less than 

 last year. Harvested acreage was set at 

 50,000 acres, down 20,000 from 1999. 

 Yields averaged 52.0 bushels per acre, 

 6 bushels higher last year. 



Montana's dry bean growers 

 produced an estimated 486,000 cwt in 

 2()()(), up 45,000 cwt from 1999. 

 Growers harvested 34,800 acres with a 

 yield of 14.0 cwt per acre compared 

 with last year's 25,500 acres harvested 

 with a yield of 17.30 cwt per acre. 



Pinto bean production for Montana 

 in 2000 is estimated to be 33 1 ,000 cwt. 

 which is 11.8 percent above last year's 



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estimate. Harvested acreage, at 

 13,800, is 4.5 percent higher than the 

 previous year. The yield is estimated 

 at 2,400 pounds per acre, 160 pounds 

 more than last year. 



Montana's second production 

 estimate for garbanzo beans was 



150,000 cwt for 2000. which is 12.8 

 percent higher than last year. 

 Harvested area is estimated at 20,500 

 acres, up 8.700 from last year. The 

 yield is estimated at 730 pounds per 

 acre, down from last year's estimate of 

 1 , 1 30 pounds per acre. 



Dry peas production for 2000 m 

 Montana is estimated at 233,000 cwt. 

 Planted and harvested acreage is 

 estimated at 28,000 and 24,000 acres, 

 respectively. Average yield is set at 

 9.7 cwt per acre. 



Montana's 20t)0 production of 

 lentils is estimated at 21(),()0() cwt. 

 Planted area is estimated at 22,000 

 acres and harvested acres are set at 

 21,000 acres. The average yield is 

 estimated to be 10.0 cwt per acre. 



Montana's flaxseed production for 

 2000 is estimated to be 196,000 

 bushels. Planted and harvested 

 acreage estimates are 16,000 and 

 14,000, respectively. The average 

 yield is set at 14.0 bushels per acre. 

 Production of mustard seed in 

 Montana during 2000 is estimated at 7 

 million pounds. Acres planted are set 

 at 12,000 and acres harvested are 

 10,000. Yields averaged 700 pounds 

 per acre. Montana canola growers 

 planted 65,000 acres in 2000. Out of 

 those that were planted, 58,000 acres 

 were harvested yielding 960 pounds 

 per acre. Total production is estimated 

 to be 55.7 million pounds. Growers 

 produced an estimated 30.03 million 

 pounds of safflowcr in Montana for 

 2000. They planted an estimated 

 41.500 acres and harvested 39,000 

 acres. Average yields were set at 770 

 pounds per acre. 



Montana's 2000 all sunflower 



production estimate was set at 4.314 

 million pounds this year. Planted and 

 harvested acreage estimates are 7,000 

 and 5,800 respectively. The average 

 yield is estimated at 744 pounds per 

 acre. 



