Sorghum Harvest Plunges 58%
WASHINGTON - JAN 12/23 - SNS -- Sorghum gGrain production in 2022 was estimated at 188 million bushels, down 58% from the 2021 total, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.
Planted area for 2022 was estimated at 6.33 million acres, down 13% from 2021. Area harvested for grain, at 4.57 million acres, was down 30% from 2021. Grain yield was estimated at 41.1 bushels per acre, down 27.9 bushels from 2021. Record low planted and harvested acres for grain were estimated in Texas.
Silage production was estimated at 5.66 million tons, up 11% from 2021. Area harvested for silage was estimated at 525,000 acres, up 59% from the previous year. Silage yield averaged 10.8 tons per acre, down 4.6 tons per acre from 2021. Record high silage production was estimated in Colorado and Texas.
Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2020-2022
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: 1,000 acres
:
Colorado .........: 370 495 545 255 400 380
Kansas ...........: 3,000 3,600 3,300 2,800 3,400 2,700
Nebraska .........: 195 320 320 150 230 125
Oklahoma .........: 305 430 430 230 380 240
South Dakota .....: 210 310 280 160 210 175
Texas ............: 1,800 2,150 1,450 1,500 1,870 950
:
United States ....: 5,880 7,305 6,325 5,095 6,490 4,570
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: ---------- bushels --------- -------- 1,000 bushels --------
:
Colorado .........: 20.0 37.0 20.0 5,100 14,800 7,600
Kansas ...........: 85.0 78.0 39.0 238,000 265,200 105,300
Nebraska .........: 91.0 86.0 55.0 13,650 19,780 6,875
Oklahoma .........: 45.0 54.0 24.0 10,350 20,520 5,760
South Dakota .....: 71.0 64.0 68.0 11,360 13,440 11,900
Texas ............: 63.0 61.0 53.0 94,500 114,070 50,350
:
United States ....: 73.2 69.0 41.1 372,960 447,810 187,785
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Sorghum for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020-2022
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: ------- 1,000 acres ------- ------- tons ------- ------- 1,000 tons ------
:
Colorado .........: 23 39 50 11.0 14.0 14.0 253 546 700
Kansas ...........: 60 85 105 15.0 13.5 7.5 900 1,148 788
Nebraska .........: 15 31 75 12.0 14.5 9.3 180 450 698
Oklahoma .........: 16 23 50 12.0 13.0 4.0 192 299 200
South Dakota .....: 25 13 70 14.0 9.2 9.3 350 120 651
Texas ............: 100 140 175 12.5 18.0 15.0 1,250 2,520 2,625
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United States ....: 239 331 525 13.1 15.4 10.8 3,125 5,083 5,662
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