96 Agricultural Exports 



Montana Agricultural Statistics 1992 



AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS 



The value of Montana agricultural commodities exported during the year ending 

 September 30, 1991 totaled $228.0 million, down 46 percent from a year earlier. This 

 decrease was most apparent in the wheat and feed grain categories. These two commodities 

 contributed 78 percent of Montana's exports. 



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

 $37,609.0 million, down 6 percent from the previous year. Wheat and feed grain products 

 accounted for 27 percent of the nation's agricultural exports. 



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

 fiscal year 1991 compared with fifth place last year. North Dakota moved into the top 

 position, followed by Kansas, Washington, Oklahoma, Idaho and Minnesota. California 

 remained the top exporting state of all products, followed by Iowa, Illinois, Texas, and 

 Nebraska. 



While bulk products such as wheat, coarse grains, and soybeans declined in fiscal year 

 1991, U.S. exports of high value agricultural products set a new record of $20.4 billion. 



AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS: Montana and U.S., 1989-1991 



COMMODITY 



MONTANA 



1989 1990 1991 

 --Million DoUars- 



UNITED STATES 



1989 1990 



-Million Dollars- 



1991 



Wheat and Products 223.1 319.3 148.9 6,330.7 4,477.1 3,128.8 



Feed Grains and Products 36.1 50.4 29.5 8,345.8 9,070.9 6,904.7 



Fruits and Preparations 0.6 0.9 0.3 1,800.2 2,188.1 2,424.1 



Vegetables and Preparations - - - 1,542.3 2,078.8 2,596.9 



Live Animals and Meat 7.9 7.3 10.6 2,830.2 2,817.6 3,319.8 



Hides and Skins ~ - - 1,713.0 1,793.8 1,453.0 



Poultry and Products -- ~ -- 721.2 901.8 1,004.0 



Fats, Oils and Greases ~ - - 530.8 459.2 418.6 



Dairy Products - - - 474.7 358.0 293.4 



Feeds and Fodders 18.5 20.4 12.4 1,062.4 1,049.6 1,066.4 



Seeds 2.5 2.9 3.1 498.9 572.7 618.4 



Other 14.4 18.3 23.2 13,760.6 14,452.1 14,380.9 



ALL COMMODITIES 



303.1 419.5 228.0 39,610.7 40,219.6 37,609.0 



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SOURCE: Foreign Agricultural Trade of the U.S., May/June 1992. 



