# Opportunity for Increased U.S. Sorghum Acres Beyond 2020 Prospective Plantings Projections - National Sorghum Producers

> National Sorghum Producers responded to USDA's Prospective Plantings report, which projects an 11 percent rise in US sorghum acres for 2020. The group says the February survey predates recent export demand, with China buying nearly 1 million tonnes in seven weeks and sorghum export prices now at a 13 percent premium to corn.

- Date: 2020-03-31 · published 2020-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54193-opportunity-for-increased-u-s-sorghum-acres-beyond-2020-prospective-plantings
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese buying and improved basis support sorghum values and could draw more acres, adding supply that competes with corn in feed rations.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-31 | [Projected Sorghum Acres Indicate Potential Shortfall to Meet Established Demand - National Sorghum Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72068-projected-sorghum-acres-indicate-potential-shortfall-to-meet-established-demand.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-09-12 | [USDA’s Beijing attaché released first projections for China’s 2024 – Pig Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34094-usda-s-beijing-attache-released-first-projections-for-china-s-2024-pig-farming.md) | -8.6% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2024-08-12 | [USDA Increases 2024 Corn Production and Demand, Lowers Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28712-usda-increases-2024-corn-production-and-demand-lowers-ending-stocks.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [USDA sees bigger soy production, exports and crush for 2022-23 \| 2022-02-24 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42780-usda-sees-bigger-soy-production-exports-and-crush-for-2022-23-2022-02-24-agri.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2020-01-27 | [Good week for sorghum, soybean export inspections - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55142-good-week-for-sorghum-soybean-export-inspections-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- sorghumgrowers.com: https://sorghumgrowers.com/2020/03/31/opportunity-for-increased-u-s-sorghum-acres-beyond-2020-prospective-plantings-projections/

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