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U.S. Sorghum Crop Sinks 25%
WASHINGTON - Aug 11/06 - SNS -- The first sorghum production forecast for the 2006 crop year is 296 million bushels, down 25% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
If realized, this would be the lowest production since 1956. Based on August 1 conditions, the sorghum yield forecast is 55.8 bushels per acre, down 12.9 bushels from last year.
Kansas, the largest producing State, expects a yield of 57.0 bushels, 18.0 bushels below 2005. The yield forecast for Texas is 48.0 bushels per acre, down 12.0 bushels from last year. Area for harvest as grain is forecast at 5.32 million acres, unchanged from June but 7% below last year.
During 2006, sorghum development in the top 11 producing States has been slightly ahead of normal. As of July 30, around 52% of the sorghum crop was at or beyond the heading stage, compared with 50% last year and the 5-year average of 49%.
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