WASHINGTON - Jun 30/17 - SNS -- Area planted to sorghum in 2017 is estimated at 5.99 million acres, down 11% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2017.
Kansas and Texas, the leading sorghum- producing States, account for 75% of the United States acreage. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri. Growers expect to harvest 5.31 million acres for grain, down 14% from last year.
As of June 25, 95% of the crop had been planted, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 2 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Roughly 20% of the crop was headed, 5 percentage points behind last year and 2 percentage points behind the five-year average. Sixty-five% of the crop was in good to excellent condition on June 25, compared with 70% at the same time last year.
Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Arkansas .........: 47 25 44 23 Colorado .........: 450 450 415 410 Georgia ..........: 20 20 10 10 Illinois .........: 18 30 16 27 Kansas ...........: 3,100 2,700 2,950 2,450 Louisiana ........: 52 15 46 13 Mississippi ......: 13 10 11 9 Missouri .........: 65 40 54 32 Nebraska .........: 200 140 175 110 New Mexico .......: 110 95 85 70 : North Carolina ...: 45 32 37 27 Oklahoma .........: 400 330 370 290 South Dakota .....: 270 300 200 240 Texas ............: 1,900 1,800 1,750 1,600 : United States ....: 6,690 5,987 6,163 5,311 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted.
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