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Modest Drop In Forecast Sorghum Yields

WASHINGTON - Nov 8/21 - SNS -- Sorghum production is now forecast at 471 million bushels, down slightly from the previous forecast but up 26% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop report.

Area harvested for grain is forecast at 6.52 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 28% from 2020.

Based on conditions as of November 1, yield is forecast at 72.3 bushels per acre, unchanged from the previous forecast but 0.9 bushel per acre below the 2020 yield of 73.2 bushels per acre. If realized, the forecasted yield for Oklahoma will be a record high.

Sorghum for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020 and
Forecasted November 1, 2021
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                    :   Area harvested    :          Yield per acre          :     Production
                    :------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        State       :          :          :          :         2021          :          :
                    :   2020   :   2021   :   2020   :-----------------------:   2020   :   2021
                    :          :          :          : October 1 :November 1 :          :
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                    :     1,000 acres         --------- bushels ---------         1,000 bushels
                    :
Colorado ...........:    255        435       20.0       45.0        40.0        5,100     17,400
Kansas .............:  2,800      3,350       85.0       80.0        81.0      238,000    271,350
Nebraska ...........:    150        265       91.0       81.0        75.0       13,650     19,875
Oklahoma ...........:    230        355       45.0       62.0        65.0       10,350     23,075
South Dakota .......:    160        285       71.0       56.0        59.0       11,360     16,815
Texas ..............:  1,500      1,830       63.0       68.0        67.0       94,500    122,610
                    :
United States ......:  5,095      6,520       73.2       72.3        72.3      372,960    471,125
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