# Kansas sorghum farmers will have their biggest yield in years. But tariffs killed the market | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR

> Kansas sorghum yields are the best in years, with a crop about 23% larger in some areas, but China's retaliatory tariffs have closed the main export market. Farmers may not break even despite the strong harvest.

- Date: 2025-09-22 · published 2025-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22907-kansas-sorghum-farmers-will-have-their-biggest-yield-in-years-but-tariffs
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Larger supply with the loss of China's export demand points to downward pressure on sorghum prices and tighter storage conditions.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- kcur.org: https://www.kcur.org/2025-09-22/kansas-sorghum-farmers-will-have-their-biggest-yield-in-years-but-tariffs-killed-the-market

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