# Strong Prices, Lower Seed Costs Spur Surge in Sorghum Acres - AgWeb

> USDA's Prospective Plantings report projects U.S. sorghum planted area at 6.91 million acres this season, more than 1 million above 2020's 5.88 million. Kansas, with 3.6 million acres expected, could see even more acreage as planting begins.

- Date: 2021-06-24 · published 2021-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46643-strong-prices-lower-seed-costs-spur-surge-in-sorghum-acres-agweb
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher sorghum acres add feed grain supply that competes with corn in rations, which may cap sorghum basis strength and modestly pressure feed grain prices later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-30 | [Soybean Futures Soar on Sharp Drop in Planted Acres, Lower Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35542-soybean-futures-soar-on-sharp-drop-in-planted-acres-lower-stocks.md) | -2.3% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-06-30 | [Sorghum acres fall below year ago levels - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18852-sorghum-acres-fall-below-year-ago-levels-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.1% | +8.4% |
| 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 | 2017-07-19 | [Higher US Hog Numbers Expected to Result in Lower Market Prices
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4731-higher-us-hog-numbers-expected-to-result-in-lower-market-prices-the-pig-site.md) | -1.3% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2024-04-09 | [Stock/Usage Estimates are a Leading Indicator for Corn Prices \| StoneX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30756-stock-usage-estimates-are-a-leading-indicator-for-corn-prices-stonex.md) | -0.4% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/strong-prices-lower-seed-costs-spur-surge-sorghum-acres

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