Montana, Crop Production & Agriculture
Montana produces 3 major field crops across 5.0M acres. The top crop is Wheat with 1.3B bu.
3
Major Crops
5.0M acres
Total Acreage
Wheat
Top Crop
Crop Production in Montana
Frequently Asked Questions
Montana grows 3 major field crops: Wheat, Hay, Barley.
Wheat is Montana's top crop with 1.3B bu produced across 1.8M acres.
Data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production in bushels, bales, or tons depending on crop.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. crop production, acreage, and farm income dataset. The detail above comes directly from the USDA NASS Quick Stats database; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. crops and states.
Every number on this page links back to the USDA NASS Quick Stats database; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. crops and states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.