WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- Growers intend to plant 5.14 million acres of sorghum for all purposes in 2019, down 10% from last year, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.
Area planted to sorghum in the United States will be the lowest planted acreage on record, if realized. As of March 24, Texas growers had planted 35% of their expected acreage, 4%age points ahead of last year and 12%age points ahead of the 5 year average.
Beginning in 2019, sorghum estimates were discontinued in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, and North Carolina.
Sorghum Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Arkansas 2/ ........: 9 12 (NA) (X) Colorado ...........: 410 355 375 106 Georgia 2/ .........: 21 25 (NA) (X) Illinois 2/ ........: 17 18 (NA) (X) Kansas .............: 2,600 2,800 2,750 98 Louisiana 2/ .......: 15 8 (NA) (X) Mississippi 2/ .....: 5 4 (NA) (X) Missouri 2/ ........: 30 30 (NA) (X) Nebraska ...........: 180 230 210 91 New Mexico 2/ ......: 85 80 (NA) (X) : North Carolina 2/ ..: 22 18 (NA) (X) Oklahoma ...........: 315 300 250 83 South Dakota .......: 270 260 200 77 Texas ..............: 1,650 1,550 1,350 87 : United States ......: 5,629 5,690 5,135 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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