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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sorghum for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019-2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------- 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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