# Drought hammers sorghum yields in '22 crop year | News-Talk 1230 KFJB

> The chairman of the National Sorghum Producers says historic Central Plains drought produced the lowest sorghum yields since hybridization. He called for drought-tolerant genetics research. The article cites the USDA November report, which showed production down nearly 9 million bushels to 235.8 million.

- Date: 2022-11-22 · published 2022-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38743-drought-hammers-sorghum-yields-in-22-crop-year-news-talk-1230-kfjb
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Record-low yields reinforce the tight US sorghum supply outlook, supporting sorghum prices and feed substitution demand.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- 1230kfjb.com: https://www.1230kfjb.com/2022/11/21/drought-hammers-sorghum-yields-in-22-crop-year/

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