Sorghum Seedings Sink 10%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/19 - SNS -- Growers planted 5.13 million acres of sorghum for all purposes in 2019, down 10% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2019.
Kansas and Texas, the leading sorghum- producing States, account for 79% of the United States acreage. Growers expect to harvest 4.59 million acres for grain, down 9% from last year.
Beginning in 2019, sorghum estimates were discontinued in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, and North Carolina.
Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States:
2018 and 2019
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Arkansas 2/ ......: 12 (NA) 10 (NA)
Colorado .........: 355 350 325 310
Georgia 2/ .......: 25 (NA) 15 (NA)
Illinois 2/ ......: 18 (NA) 16 (NA)
Kansas ...........: 2,800 2,650 2,650 2,450
Louisiana 2/ .....: 8 (NA) 6 (NA)
Mississippi 2/ ...: 4 (NA) 3 (NA)
Missouri 2/ ......: 30 (NA) 21 (NA)
Nebraska .........: 230 230 170 165
New Mexico 2/ ....: 80 (NA) 47 (NA)
:
North Carolina 2/ : 18 (NA) 8 (NA)
Oklahoma .........: 300 280 240 250
South Dakota .....: 260 215 200 160
Texas ............: 1,550 1,400 1,350 1,250
:
United States ....: 5,690 5,125 5,061 4,585
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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