# Sorghum acres fall below year ago levels - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA planted 6.28 million acres to sorghum this year, 5% below last year, partly due to drought in key growing areas. Sorghum stocks on June 1 were 66.7 million bushels, down 33% year on year, and USDA's updated supply and demand numbers are due July 10.

- Date: 2026-06-30 · published 2026-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18852-sorghum-acres-fall-below-year-ago-levels-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller acreage and tight stocks support sorghum prices and feed grain costs ahead of the July USDA update.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-11-30 | [Sorghum exports notch new marketing year high - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68049-sorghum-exports-notch-new-marketing-year-high-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2019-06-28 | [Soybean stocks at record levels - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58538-soybean-stocks-at-record-levels-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.0% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2022-11-10 | [USDA lowers sorghum production guess - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38738-usda-lowers-sorghum-production-guess-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2021-09-13 | [USDA hikes sorghum production guess - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45129-usda-hikes-sorghum-production-guess-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2022-09-13 | [USDA cuts sorghum production estimate - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39638-usda-cuts-sorghum-production-estimate-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.9% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/sorghum-acres-fall-below-year-ago-levels/

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