2017MontanaAgriculturalOutlookGeorgeHaynes
KateBinzenFullerDepartmentofAgriculturalEconomic&Economics
MSUExtension
MajorDataSource:NationalAgriculturalStatisticsServiceMontanaFieldOffice(EricSommer,Director)
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2016/17Overview
• Cattle– Decliningcattleprices
• USbeefproductionincreasedby6%in2016– Anticipatedtoincreaseby4%in2017
• USbeefexports– expectedtodecreasein2017
• USbeefimports– expectedtodecreasein2017
2016/17OverviewCrops
– Declininggrainprices• Recordworldwidewheatproduction(andstocks)• Improving,butlowexports(strongdollar)
– Japan,Mexico,Philippines,Nigeria,S.Korea,Taiwan– Australiacompetitiononthehorizon(largestcropinhistory)
– Pulsecropproductioncontinuestoincrease– Beetproductionstrong,otherissues– Localfoods/farmer’smarkets
CashReceipts(1995– 2016f)
Drought Status – February 2017
CATTLE
U.S.CattleInventory
Montanaherdflatatapproximately2.5millionhead
80,000
85,000
90,000
95,000
100,000
105,000
ThousandsofHead
U.S.AverageCalfPrices(2016$)
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DollarsperHundredPounds(2016$)
NationalCalfPrices1913‐2016
DemandWeakens(beefdemandindex)
Source:BLS,USDA‐ERS,Compiled&AnalyzedbyLMIC
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BeefExports
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BeefImports
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2017FuturesPrices($/hundredpounds,nobasisadjustments– 3/10/17)
Location March April August OctoberChicagoMercantileExchangeFeederCattle 127 127 127 126
LiveCattle 118 103 103
Basis – 3/13/17: $9.98/cwt
CROPS(GRAIN,HAY&PULSES)
MontanaMajorCropAcreage
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Wheat Hay Barley Pulses
MontanaGrainProduction
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140,0001992
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ThousandsofBushels
WinterWheatSpringWheatBarley
GlobalWheatProductionShares
Source, WASDE-563, 2017
Country 2014/2015 shares 2015/2016 sharesmmt % mmt %
Australia 23.9 3.3 24.2 3.3Canada 29.4 4.0 27.6 3.8China 126.2 17.3 130.2 17.7EU‐27 156.9 21.5 160.0 21.8India 95.9 13.2 86.5 11.8FSU‐12 112.7 15.5 118.2 16.1U.S. 55.2 7.6 56.1 7.6
Other 128.1 17.6 132.5 18.0
Total 728.3 100.0 735.3 100.0
Australia 2016/17 projection: 35.0
WorldWheatExports(1990– 2016)
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USDA,FAS
U.S.WheatImports
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Source:USDA;almostallCanadianimports;imports– 16%ofexports
“Glut”– YoderBunker
MontanaGrainPrices(2015$)
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MontanaWheatPrices(2015/2016)
38% decline since 1/2015; 17% decline in 2016
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2017FuturesPrices($/bu,nobasisadjustment– 3/10/17)
Location May July Sept DecMinneapolisGrainExchangeHardRedSpringWheat 5.38 5.45 5.52 5.62
KansasCityBoardofTradeHardRedWinterWheat 4.55 4.67 4.82 5.02
ChicagoBoardofTradeCorn 3.64 3.72 3.79 3.98
Basis –$0.23/bu
MontanaHayProduction
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MontanaHayPrices($2016)
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MontanaPulseProduction
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Lentils Dry Edible Peas
MontanaPulsePrices($2016)
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Farmer’sMarkets/LocalFoods
• Farmer’sMarkets– 62+communitiesmarkets– Stillgrowing,butrateofgrowthratehasslowedinthepastthreeyears
• LocalFoods– Maturingsmallfarmagriculture– Majorissues– cropinsurance&farmprograms
DepartmentofAgriculture,Montana
MarketingChannels
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Farmer'sMarkets
RegionalFoodHubs
SchoolDistricts(FarmtoSchool)
PercentChangefrom2007
TrendsinU.S.LocalandRegionalFoodSystems,USDA/ERS,1/2015(068)
LocalandOrganic,US
TrendsinU.S.LocalandRegionalFoodSystems,USDA/ERS,1/2015(068)
AgEconomy Barometer
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2017Forecast
• Livestock: Herdexpansioncontinues Lowerprices,movingbelowhistoricalaverages
• Grains/Pulses: Worldwheat“glut”continues Pricesbelowhistoricalaverages Continuedgrowthinpulsecropacreage