Sorghum Crop Inched up 1%
WASHINGTON - Feb 8/19 - SNS -- Sorghum grain production in 2018 was estimated at 365 million bushels, up 1% from the 2017 total, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2018.
Planted area for 2018 was estimated at 5.69 million acres, up 1% from the previous year. Area harvested for grain, at 5.06 million acres, was up less than 1% from 2017. Grain yield was estimated at 72.1 bushels per acre, up 0.4 bushel from 2017.
Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2016-2018
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: 1,000 acres
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Arkansas .........: 47 9 12 44 7 10
Colorado .........: 450 410 355 415 360 325
Georgia ..........: 20 21 25 10 12 15
Illinois .........: 18 17 18 16 15 16
Kansas ...........: 3,100 2,600 2,800 2,950 2,450 2,650
Louisiana ........: 52 15 8 46 13 6
Mississippi ......: 13 5 4 11 4 3
Missouri .........: 65 30 30 54 23 21
Nebraska .........: 200 180 230 175 130 170
New Mexico .......: 110 85 80 85 48 47
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North Carolina ...: 45 22 18 37 17 8
Oklahoma .........: 400 315 300 370 295 240
South Dakota .....: 270 270 260 200 170 200
Texas ............: 1,900 1,650 1,550 1,750 1,500 1,350
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United States ....: 6,690 5,629 5,690 6,163 5,044 5,061
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: ---------- bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 bushels --------
:
Arkansas .........: 73.0 78.0 77.0 3,212 546 770
Colorado .........: 50.0 52.0 53.0 20,750 18,720 17,225
Georgia ..........: 54.0 54.0 53.0 540 648 795
Illinois .........: 93.0 83.0 111.0 1,488 1,245 1,776
Kansas ...........: 91.0 82.0 88.0 268,450 200,900 233,200
Louisiana ........: 102.0 91.0 84.0 4,692 1,183 504
Mississippi ......: 89.0 72.0 90.0 979 288 270
Missouri .........: 95.0 107.0 100.0 5,130 2,461 2,100
Nebraska .........: 102.0 89.0 94.0 17,850 11,570 15,980
New Mexico .......: 41.0 35.0 38.0 3,485 1,680 1,786
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North Carolina ...: 55.0 55.0 60.0 2,035 935 480
Oklahoma .........: 55.0 53.0 50.0 20,350 15,635 12,000
South Dakota .....: 79.0 68.0 80.0 15,800 11,560 16,000
Texas ............: 66.0 63.0 46.0 115,500 94,500 62,100
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United States ....: 77.9 71.7 72.1 480,261 361,871 364,986
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Sorghum for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016-2018
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: ------- 1,000 acres ------- ------- tons ------- ------- 1,000 tons ------
:
Arkansas .........: 1 1 1 18.0 16.0 18.0 18 16 18
Colorado .........: 10 25 8 9.0 15.0 14.0 90 375 112
Georgia ..........: 8 8 8 10.0 13.0 11.0 80 104 88
Illinois .........: 1 1 1 17.0 12.0 14.0 17 12 14
Kansas ...........: 95 85 60 15.5 13.0 15.0 1,473 1,105 900
Louisiana ........: 1 1 1 13.0 12.0 12.0 13 12 12
Mississippi ......: 1 1 1 10.0 8.0 10.0 10 8 10
Missouri .........: 9 5 7 17.0 19.0 12.0 153 95 84
Nebraska .........: 10 20 20 14.0 11.0 11.0 140 220 220
New Mexico .......: 18 17 18 13.0 11.0 11.0 234 187 198
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North Carolina ...: 4 4 7 10.0 10.0 10.0 40 40 70
Oklahoma .........: 15 12 12 10.0 18.0 5.0 150 216 60
South Dakota .....: 40 37 40 13.0 11.0 12.5 520 407 500
Texas ............: 85 65 80 14.5 15.0 13.0 1,233 975 1,040
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United States ....: 298 282 264 14.0 13.4 12.6 4,171 3,772 3,326
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