Second Best Sorghum Yield
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/20 - SNS -- Sorghum production is forecast at 371 million bushels, up 9% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production forecast.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 4.85 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 4% from 2019.
Based on August 1 conditions, yield is forecast at 76.6 bushels per acre, 3.6 bushels above the 2019 yield of 73.0 bushels per acre. If realized, the average yield for the Nation will represent the second highest yield on record.
Growers are expecting a record high yield in Kansas and South Dakota.
Sorghum for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019
and Forecasted August 1, 2020
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020
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: -- 1,000 acres -- ---- bushels --- -- 1,000 bushels --
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Colorado ...........: 310 330 41.0 40.0 12,710 13,200
Kansas .............: 2,400 2,550 85.0 93.0 204,000 237,150
Nebraska ...........: 130 120 93.0 93.0 12,090 11,160
Oklahoma ...........: 260 275 51.0 55.0 13,260 15,125
South Dakota .......: 175 120 80.0 86.0 14,000 10,320
Texas ..............: 1,400 1,450 61.0 58.0 85,400 84,100
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United States ......: 4,675 4,845 73.0 76.6 341,460 371,055
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