Sorghum Harvest Up 22%
WASHINGTON - Sep 10/21 - SNS --Sorghum production is forecast at 454 million bushels, up 22% from last year, according to the latest USDA production estimates.
Acreage updates were made in several States following a thorough review of all available data. Planted area, at 7.34 million acres, is up 13% from the previous estimate and up 25% from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 6.52 million acres, up 13% from the previous forecast and up 28% from 2020.
Based on September 1 conditions, yield is forecast at 69.7 bushels per acre, 3.5 bushels below the 2020 yield of 73.2 bushels per acre.
Sorghum Area Planted for All Purpose and Harvested for Grain - States and United States:
2020 and 2021
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Colorado .........: 370 500 255 435
Kansas ...........: 3,000 3,600 2,800 3,350
Nebraska .........: 195 320 150 265
Oklahoma .........: 305 430 230 355
South Dakota .....: 210 340 160 285
Texas ............: 1,800 2,150 1,500 1,830
:
United States ....: 5,880 7,340 5,095 6,520
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1/ Forecasted.
Sorghum for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020 and
Forecasted September 1, 2021
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
:------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2021 : :
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 :-----------------------: 2020 : 2021
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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: 1,000 acres --------- bushels --------- 1,000 bushels
:
Colorado ...........: 255 435 20.0 33.0 48.0 5,100 20,880
Kansas .............: 2,800 3,350 85.0 80.0 75.0 238,000 251,250
Nebraska ...........: 150 265 91.0 82.0 84.0 13,650 22,260
Oklahoma ...........: 230 355 45.0 58.0 58.0 10,350 20,590
South Dakota .......: 160 285 71.0 64.0 65.0 11,360 18,525
Texas ..............: 1,500 1,830 63.0 64.0 66.0 94,500 120,780
:
United States ......: 5,095 6,520 73.2 70.8 69.7 372,960 454,285
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