Sorghum Output Soared 69%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- Grain sorghum production in 2023 was estimated at 318 million bushels, up 69% from the 2022 total, according to the USDA's final production estimates.
Planted area for 2023 was estimated at 7.20 million acres, up 14% from 2022. Area harvested for grain, at 6.12 million acres, was up 34% from 2022. Grain yield was estimated at 52.0 bushels per acre, up 10.9 bushels from 2022.
Silage production was estimated at 4.98 million tons, down 12% from 2022. Area harvested for silage was estimated at 384,000 acres, down 27% from the previous year. Silage yield averaged 13.0 tons per acre, up 2.2 tons per acre from 2022.
Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2021-2023
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: 1,000 acres
:
Colorado .........: 495 545 510 400 380 460
Kansas ...........: 3,600 3,300 3,600 3,400 2,700 3,250
Nebraska .........: 320 320 340 230 125 225
Oklahoma .........: 430 430 410 380 240 350
South Dakota .....: 310 280 335 210 175 280
Texas ............: 2,150 1,450 2,000 1,870 950 1,550
:
United States ....: 7,305 6,325 7,195 6,490 4,570 6,115
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: ---------- bushels --------- -------- 1,000 bushels --------
:
Colorado .........: 37.0 20.0 32.0 14,800 7,600 14,720
Kansas ...........: 78.0 39.0 52.0 265,200 105,300 169,000
Nebraska .........: 86.0 55.0 73.0 19,780 6,875 16,425
Oklahoma .........: 54.0 24.0 47.0 20,520 5,760 16,450
South Dakota .....: 64.0 68.0 90.0 13,440 11,900 25,200
Texas ............: 61.0 53.0 49.0 114,070 50,350 75,950
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United States ....: 69.0 41.1 52.0 447,810 187,785 317,745
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Sorghum for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2021-2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: ------- 1,000 acres ------- ------- tons ------- ------- 1,000 tons ------
:
Colorado .........: 39 50 25 14.0 14.0 14.0 546 700 350
Kansas ...........: 85 105 90 13.5 7.5 12.0 1,148 788 1,080
Nebraska .........: 31 75 40 14.5 9.3 14.0 450 698 560
Oklahoma .........: 23 50 14 13.0 4.0 14.0 299 200 196
South Dakota .....: 13 70 30 9.2 9.3 13.0 120 651 390
Texas ............: 140 175 185 18.0 15.0 13.0 2,520 2,625 2,405
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United States ....: 331 525 384 15.4 10.8 13.0 5,083 5,662 4,981
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