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Sorghum crop projection below a year ago

The USDA sees a significantly smaller sorghum crop in 2024.

Sorghum production is pegged at 278.81 million bushels, a drop of 38.935 million with a higher yield guess of 52.9 bushels per acre more than canceled out by lower planted and harvested acreage numbers at 6.3 million and 5.275 million acres, respectively.

For 2023, U.S. sorghum production was 317.745 million bushels with an average yield of 52 bushels per acre on planted area of 7.195 million acres and harvested area of 6.115 million acres.

That reduction in production pulled the new crop ending stocks estimate lower, canceling out higher beginning stocks and leading the USDA to also cut demand expectations.

The USDA’s next set of supply, demand, and production numbers is out September 12^th.

Comparisons for Brownfield states:

Kansas: Sorghum: 135 million bushels, compared to 169 million in 2023; Average Yield: 50 bushels per acre, compared to 52 a year ago; Planted Area: 3 million acres, compared to 3.6 million last year; Harvested Area: 2.7 million acres, compared to 3.25 million the year before

Nebraska: Sorghum: 16.33 million bushels, compared to 16.425 million in 2023; Average Yield: 71 bushels per acre, compared to 73 a year ago; Planted Area: 290,000 acres, compared to 340,000 last year; Harvested Area: 230,000 acres, compared to 225,000 the year before

South Dakota: Sorghum: 22.96 million bushels, compared to 25.2 million in 2023; Average Yield: 82 bushels per acre, compared to 90 a year ago; Planted Area: 420,000 acres, compared to 335,000 last year; Harvested Area: 280,000 acres, unchanged from the year before