Sorghum Production Doubles
WASHINGTON - Aug 11/23 - SNS -- Sorghum production is forecast at 393 million bushels, up 109% from last year, according to the USDA.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 5.94 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 30% from 2022. Based on August 1 conditions, yield is forecast at 66.2 bushels per acre, 25.1 bushels above the 2022 yield of 41.1 bushels per acre.
Sorghum for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022
and Forecasted August 1, 2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023
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: -- 1,000 acres -- ---- bushels --- -- 1,000 bushels --
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Colorado ...........: 380 400 20.0 53.0 7,600 21,200
Kansas .............: 2,700 3,050 39.0 73.0 105,300 222,650
Nebraska ...........: 125 220 55.0 96.0 6,875 21,120
Oklahoma ...........: 240 370 24.0 52.0 5,760 19,240
South Dakota .......: 175 200 68.0 78.0 11,900 15,600
Texas ..............: 950 1,700 53.0 55.0 50,350 93,500
:
United States ......: 4,570 5,940 41.1 66.2 187,785 393,310
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