Montana Wheat Crop Expected To Hit $1 Billion Mark

Montana appears headed for another billion-dollar wheat crop, though wet weather has dramatically slowed spring harvest in the northern counties, USAgNet reports.

A billion dollars is the high-water mark for wheat values, achieved only six times in state history, but five times since 2007 as commodities prices have surged. Agriculture is the state’s single largest economic sector, representing about 13% of Montana’s economic activity. One in five Montana jobs is tied to agriculture.