# Panhandle Runs on Water: Sorghum crop requires less water

> A Texas Panhandle report says sorghum needs only half to two-thirds the water of corn and that 91% of US sorghum is rain-fed. It notes that Chinese and Brazilian demand can encourage growers to plant more sorghum.

- Date: 2021-07-07 · published 2021-07-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46124-panhandle-runs-on-water-sorghum-crop-requires-less-water
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

The article is largely about water use and offers little new price information; it has only a marginal effect on the sorghum market.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- abc7amarillo.com: https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/panhandle-runs-on-water-sorghum-crop-requires-less-water

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