# Sorghum prices are up but few make it to harvest | The Land | NSW

> Australian sorghum production is in severe drought trouble, with yields poor and many crops grazed out before harvest. Analyst Lloyd George estimates the national crop will struggle to exceed 1.1 million tonnes, and about 80% of planted sorghum on the Liverpool Plains will not be harvested.

- Date: 2019-04-03 · published 2019-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59655-sorghum-prices-are-up-but-few-make-it-to-harvest-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A very small Australian sorghum crop tightens domestic supply and supports high local sorghum prices, increasing reliance on imports.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/5977583/sorghum-crop-is-bittersweet/

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