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Sorghum Harvest Jumped 20%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/22 - SNS -- Sorghum grain production in 2021 was estimated at 448 million bushels, up 20% from the 2020 total, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2021.

Planted area for 2021 was estimated at 7.31 million acres, up 24% from the previous year. Area harvested for grain, at 6.49 million acres, was up 27% from 2020. Grain yield was estimated at 69.0 bushels per acre, down 4.2 bushels from 2020.

Silage production was estimated at 5.08 million tons, up 63% from 2020. Area harvested for silage was estimated at 331,000 acres, up 39% from the previous year. Silage yield averaged 15.4 tons per acre, up 2.3 tons per acre from 2020.

Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2019-2021
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                  :   Area planted for all purposes   :     Area harvested for grain
       State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2019    :   2020    :   2021    :   2019    :   2020    :   2021
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                  :                              1,000 acres
                  :
Colorado .........:     365         370         495          310         255         400
Kansas ...........:   2,600       3,000       3,600        2,400       2,800       3,400
Nebraska .........:     200         195         320          130         150         230
Oklahoma .........:     300         305         430          260         230         380
South Dakota .....:     250         210         310          175         160         210
Texas ............:   1,550       1,800       2,150        1,400       1,500       1,870
                  :
United States ....:   5,265       5,880       7,305        4,675       5,095       6,490
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                  :          Yield per acre           :            Production
       State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2019    :   2020    :   2021    :   2019    :   2020    :   2021
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                  :    ---------- bushels ---------      -------- 1,000 bushels --------
                  :
Colorado .........:    41.0        20.0        37.0       12,710       5,100      14,800
Kansas ...........:    85.0        85.0        78.0      204,000     238,000     265,200
Nebraska .........:    93.0        91.0        86.0       12,090      13,650      19,780
Oklahoma .........:    51.0        45.0        54.0       13,260      10,350      20,520
South Dakota .....:    80.0        71.0        64.0       14,000      11,360      13,440
Texas ............:    61.0        63.0        61.0       85,400      94,500     114,070
                  :
United States ....:    73.0        73.2        69.0      341,460     372,960     447,810
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Sorghum for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019-2021
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                  :          Area harvested           :    Yield per acre     :         Production
       State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2019    :   2020    :   2021    : 2019  : 2020  : 2021  :  2019   :  2020   :  2021
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                  :    ------- 1,000 acres -------      ------- tons -------     ------- 1,000 tons ------
                  :
Colorado .........:     18          23          39      17.0    11.0    14.0       306       253       546
Kansas ...........:     95          60          85      11.0    15.0    13.5     1,045       900     1,148
Nebraska .........:     60          15          31      10.0    12.0    14.5       600       180       450
Oklahoma .........:     16          16          23      10.0    12.0    13.0       160       192       299
South Dakota .....:     65          25          13      13.0    14.0     9.2       845       350       120
Texas ............:     85         100         140      12.5    12.5    18.0     1,063     1,250     2,520
                  :
United States ....:    339         239         331      11.9    13.1    15.4     4,019     3,125     5,083
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