WASHINGTON - Oct 10/19 - SNS -Sorghum production is forecast at 349 million bushels, down 1% from the previous forecast and down 4% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Acreage updates were made in several States following a thorough review of all available data. Planted area, at 5.26 million acres, is down 1% from the previous estimate and down 8% from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 4.72 million acres, down less than 1% from the previous forecast and down 7% from 2018.}
Based on October 1 conditions, yield is forecast at 73.9 bushels per acre, 0.4 bushel lower than the previous forecast but 1.8 bushels per acre above the 2018 yield of 72.1 bushels per acre. Growers are expecting a record high yield in South Dakota.
Sorghum Area Planted for All Purpose and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2018 and 2019 [Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Arkansas 2/ ......: 12 (NA) 10 (NA) Colorado .........: 355 365 325 325 Georgia 2/ .......: 25 (NA) 15 (NA) Illinois 2/ ......: 18 (NA) 16 (NA) Kansas ...........: 2,800 2,600 2,650 2,400 Louisiana 2/ .....: 8 (NA) 6 (NA) Mississippi 2/ ...: 4 (NA) 3 (NA) Missouri 2/ ......: 30 (NA) 21 (NA) Nebraska .........: 230 195 170 140 New Mexico 2/ ....: 80 (NA) 47 (NA) : North Carolina 2/ : 18 (NA) 8 (NA) Oklahoma .........: 300 305 240 270 South Dakota .....: 260 245 200 180 Texas ............: 1,550 1,550 1,350 1,400 : United States ....: 5,690 5,260 5,061 4,715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Sorghum for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted October 1, 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : 2019 : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-----------------------: 2018 : 2019 : : : :September 1: October 1 : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- 1,000 bushels : Arkansas 1/ ........: 10 (NA) 77.0 (NA) (NA) 770 (NA) Colorado ...........: 325 325 53.0 48.0 45.0 17,225 14,625 Georgia 1/ .........: 15 (NA) 53.0 (NA) (NA) 795 (NA) Illinois 1/ ........: 16 (NA) 111.0 (NA) (NA) 1,776 (NA) Kansas .............: 2,650 2,400 88.0 82.0 82.0 233,200 196,800 Louisiana 1/ .......: 6 (NA) 84.0 (NA) (NA) 504 (NA) Mississippi 1/ .....: 3 (NA) 90.0 (NA) (NA) 270 (NA) Missouri 1/ ........: 21 (NA) 100.0 (NA) (NA) 2,100 (NA) Nebraska ...........: 170 140 94.0 93.0 93.0 15,980 13,020 New Mexico 1/ ......: 47 (NA) 38.0 (NA) (NA) 1,786 (NA) : North Carolina 1/ ..: 8 (NA) 60.0 (NA) (NA) 480 (NA) Oklahoma ...........: 240 270 50.0 53.0 52.0 12,000 14,040 South Dakota .......: 200 180 80.0 83.0 83.0 16,000 14,940 Texas ..............: 1,350 1,400 46.0 68.0 68.0 62,100 95,200 : United States ......: 5,061 4,715 72.1 74.3 73.9 364,986 348,625 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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