Sorghum Plantings Drp 11%
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/17 - SNS -- Area planted to sorghum in 2017 is estimated at 5.99 million acres, down 11% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2017.
Kansas and Texas, the leading sorghum- producing States, account for 75% of the United States acreage. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri. Growers expect to harvest 5.31 million acres for grain, down 14% from last year.
As of June 25, 95% of the crop had been planted, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 2 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Roughly 20% of the crop was headed, 5 percentage points behind last year and 2 percentage points behind the five-year average. Sixty-five% of the crop was in good to excellent condition on June 25, compared with 70% at the same time last year.
Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States:
2016 and 2017
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/
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: 1,000 acres
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Arkansas .........: 47 25 44 23
Colorado .........: 450 450 415 410
Georgia ..........: 20 20 10 10
Illinois .........: 18 30 16 27
Kansas ...........: 3,100 2,700 2,950 2,450
Louisiana ........: 52 15 46 13
Mississippi ......: 13 10 11 9
Missouri .........: 65 40 54 32
Nebraska .........: 200 140 175 110
New Mexico .......: 110 95 85 70
:
North Carolina ...: 45 32 37 27
Oklahoma .........: 400 330 370 290
South Dakota .....: 270 300 200 240
Texas ............: 1,900 1,800 1,750 1,600
:
United States ....: 6,690 5,987 6,163 5,311
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1/ Forecasted.
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