Sorghum Area May Sink 11%
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- Growers intend to plant 6.40 million acres of sorghum for all purposes in 2024, down 11% from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report.
Kansas, the leading sorghum-producing State, is expecting 7% less sorghum acres in 2024 than last year. Texas growers are expecting to plant 25% less of sorghum acres than last year.
As of March 17, Texas growers had planted 27% of their expected acreage, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 2 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average.
Sorghum Area Planted - States and United States: 2022-2024
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Colorado ...........: 545 510 480 94
Kansas .............: 3,300 3,600 3,350 93
Nebraska ...........: 320 340 400 118
Oklahoma ...........: 430 410 300 73
South Dakota .......: 280 335 365 109
Texas ..............: 1,450 2,000 1,500 75
:
United States ......: 6,325 7,195 6,395 89
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1/ Intended plantings in 2024 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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