# US sorghum sales hit single week record in August

> USDA reported record U.S. sorghum export sales of 32 million bushels in the week of August 6, surpassing the prior record of 23 million set in December 2014. Southern Chinese feed demand and Australia's poor 2020 sorghum crop drove the sales.

- Date: 2020-09-03 · published 2020-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51168-us-sorghum-sales-hit-single-week-record-in-august
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A record export week drains U.S. sorghum supplies and supports prices, while Australia's short crop widens the export opening for U.S. product.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/insights/us-sorghum-sales-hit-single-week-record-in-august

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