Modest Gain in Sorghum Estimate
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/16 - SNS -- Sorghum grain production in 2015 is estimated at 597 million bushels, up slightly from the November forecast and up 38% from the 2014 total, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2015.
Planted area for 2015 is estimated at 8.46 million acres, up 19% from the previous year. Area harvested for grain, at 7.85 million acres, is up 23% from 2014. Average grain yield, at 76.0 bushels per acre, is down 1.7 bushels from the previous forecast but up 8.4 bushels from 2014 and represents a record high yield for the United States.
Silage production is estimated at 4.48 million tons, up 9% from 2014. Area harvested for silage is estimated at 306,000 acres, down 3% from the previous year. Silage yields averaged 14.6 tons per acre, up 1.5 tons per acre from 2014.
Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2013-2015
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: 1,000 acres
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Arizona ..........: 33 25 24 17 8 4
Arkansas .........: 130 170 450 125 165 440
Colorado .........: 400 345 440 240 280 400
Georgia ..........: 55 40 50 40 23 34
Illinois .........: 23 23 38 20 21 34
Kansas ...........: 3,150 2,850 3,400 2,850 2,700 3,200
Louisiana ........: 115 100 77 113 96 74
Mississippi ......: 65 110 120 62 105 115
Missouri .........: 70 85 155 60 73 140
Nebraska .........: 250 210 270 145 160 240
:
New Mexico .......: 125 110 125 68 60 90
Oklahoma .........: 320 370 440 270 310 410
South Dakota .....: 340 200 270 275 150 220
Texas ............: 3,000 2,500 2,600 2,300 2,250 2,450
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United States ....: 8,076 7,138 8,459 6,585 6,401 7,851
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: ---------- bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 bushels --------
:
Arizona ..........: 75.0 100.0 92.0 1,275 800 368
Arkansas .........: 102.0 97.0 98.0 12,750 16,005 43,120
Colorado .........: 24.0 30.0 55.0 5,760 8,400 22,000
Georgia ..........: 50.0 41.0 48.0 2,000 943 1,632
Illinois .........: 94.0 106.0 94.0 1,880 2,226 3,196
Kansas ...........: 59.0 74.0 88.0 168,150 199,800 281,600
Louisiana ........: 107.0 93.0 85.0 12,091 8,928 6,290
Mississippi ......: 94.0 80.0 79.0 5,828 8,400 9,085
Missouri .........: 82.0 101.0 94.0 4,920 7,373 13,160
Nebraska .........: 67.0 82.0 96.0 9,715 13,120 23,040
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New Mexico .......: 34.0 42.0 47.0 2,312 2,520 4,230
Oklahoma .........: 55.0 56.0 52.0 14,850 17,360 21,320
South Dakota .....: 80.0 63.0 83.0 22,000 9,450 18,260
Texas ............: 56.0 61.0 61.0 128,800 137,250 149,450
:
United States ....: 59.6 67.6 76.0 392,331 432,575 596,751
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Sorghum for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2013-2015
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: ------- 1,000 acres ------- ------- tons ------- ------- 1,000 tons ------
:
Arizona ..........: 15 17 20 22.0 23.0 22.0 330 391 440
Arkansas .........: 1 2 2 17.0 17.0 9.0 17 34 18
Colorado .........: 30 10 10 13.0 11.0 14.0 390 110 140
Georgia ..........: 10 14 12 10.0 11.0 12.0 100 154 144
Illinois .........: 2 1 2 16.0 18.0 15.0 32 18 30
Kansas ...........: 110 70 105 14.0 11.0 15.0 1,540 770 1,575
Louisiana ........: 1 1 1 14.0 13.0 11.0 14 13 11
Mississippi ......: 2 2 2 14.0 12.0 8.0 28 24 16
Missouri .........: 8 10 10 17.0 17.0 19.0 136 170 190
Nebraska .........: 30 20 10 10.0 12.0 12.5 300 240 125
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New Mexico .......: 16 33 29 13.0 13.0 12.0 208 429 348
Oklahoma .........: 10 15 15 20.0 10.0 12.0 200 150 180
South Dakota .....: 25 20 18 13.0 11.0 13.5 325 220 243
Texas ............: 120 100 70 15.0 14.0 14.5 1,800 1,400 1,015
:
United States ....: 380 315 306 14.3 13.1 14.6 5,420 4,123 4,475
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