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Sorghum harvest nears finish line in Nebraska

The final USDA weekly crop report of the season shows the sorghum harvest wrapping up in Nebraska. At 95 percent complete, the pace is just behind the usual pace of 97 percent. Winter wheat condition is rated 48 percent good to excellent, with 95...

USDA makes upward sorghum revision on yield

The USDA raised its sorghum production estimate due to strong yield numbers. 2024 U.S. sorghum production is now pegged at 320.725 million bushels, up 16.115 million from October thanks to a 3.1 bushel per acre improvement in the average yield projection to 60.8, with...

Solid week for sorghum, soybean inspections

The USDA says sorghum and soybean export inspections for the week ending October 31st were above what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year started June 1st for wheat and September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum. The...

Kansas farmer says sorghum harvest, wheat planting going well

The owner of a southwest Kansas farm says sorghum harvest is complete, and winter wheat is being planted. Alan VanNahmen tells Brownfield… “The sorghum crop is good. We’ve had that real nice fall weather for fall harvest on sorghum.” According to USDA, sorghum is...

Wheat, sorghum export inspections up on week

The USDA says that as of the week ending October 10th, corn, sorghum, and wheat inspections are ahead of the paces needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year kicked off June 1st for wheat and September 1st for...

2024 USDA sorghum crop estimate up on month

The USDA has increased its expectations for 2024 U.S. sorghum production. This year’s crop is now pegged at 304.61 million bushels, up 2.665 million from September on a slightly higher average yield guess, up .04 to 57.7 bushels per acre. with no changes to...

Sorghum, soybean export inspections up on week

The USDA says corn and wheat export inspections as of the week ending September 26th are ahead of what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year got underway June 1st for wheat and September 1st for corn, sorghum,...

Sorghum production up on month, down on year

The USDA raised its 2024 U.S. sorghum production guess. The crop is now estimated at 301.995 million bushels, an increase of 8% from August on a higher yield estimate, up to 57.3 bushels per acre, but that’s 5% less than 2023 due to a...

Sorghum brings economic potential to rural America

The CEO of Sorghum United says there’s tremendous potential for sorghum to have a larger economic impact in rural America. Nate Blum says the cereal grain, which is popular in India and Africa, fits well into most farming operations. “If we can locate regional...

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...

Corn, sorghum export inspections up on week

The USDA says that as of the week ending August 1st corn export inspections remain ahead of the pace needed to meet expectations for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year for wheat got underway June 1st, while 2023/24 began September 1st for...

Sorghum export inspections up on week, year

The USDA says wheat export inspections as of the week ending June 27th are running ahead of the pace needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year kicked off June 1st for wheat, while 2023/24 got underway September 1st...