# Texas grain sorghum production off 40%, ‘Could have been worse’

> Texas grain sorghum production is about 40% of normal in the Corpus Christi area, while Plains yields were severely limited by drought. Lower Rio Grande Valley harvest was reported as a bumper crop with high yields and good prices.

- Date: 2022-08-18 · published 2022-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40090-texas-grain-sorghum-production-off-40-could-have-been-worse
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven shortfalls in Texas sorghum tighten the US sorghum balance, supporting prices and pushing buyers toward substitutes.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/sorghum/texas-grain-sorghum-production-off-40-could-have-been-worse-

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