# New year offers unprecedented opportunities for sorghum

> A U.S. Grains Council column says many farmers have already sold 2021 sorghum for delivery after harvest, a first for the crop. The writer attributes this to Chinese buying after African swine fever cut China's hog herd and drove up feed grain demand.

- Date: 2021-01-08 · published 2021-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49201-new-year-offers-unprecedented-opportunities-for-sorghum
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Forward sales for unplanted crops signal firm Chinese feed demand that supports sorghum prices and farm margins. The piece is commentary rather than a new market event, so its direct price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/sorghum/new-year-offers-unprecedented-opportunities-for-sorghum

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