# New developments could boost sorghum acres - Smart Food

> Continued wet weather and flooding stopped many farmers from planting corn, and the expected short corn crop lifted grain prices by about 50 cents. Colorado sorghum producers expect normal to slightly above-normal sorghum acres because of the long planting window.

- Date: 2019-06-07 · published 2019-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58636-new-developments-could-boost-sorghum-acres-smart-food
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A 50-cent grain rally plus a longer sorghum planting window raises the odds of more sorghum acres, which would cap sorghum prices later in the season.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-04 | [Planting sorghum good option for flooded corn acres](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58634-planting-sorghum-good-option-for-flooded-corn-acres.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-01-05 | [Climatologist sees potential for 'drought development' - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66929-climatologist-sees-potential-for-drought-development-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2022-04-20 | [Sorghum acres down, input costs up as drought holds - AgriLife Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41897-sorghum-acres-down-input-costs-up-as-drought-holds-agrilife-today.md) | -1.5% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-08-24 | [Intense rain could impact crop development - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63379-intense-rain-could-impact-crop-development-revista-cultivar.md) | -0.9% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2020-10-14 | [How Brazil’s weather woes could boost U.S. farm incomes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50485-how-brazil-s-weather-woes-could-boost-u-s-farm-incomes.md) | +2.8% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- smartfood.org: https://www.smartfood.org/project/new-developments-could-boost-sorghum-acres/

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