# Sorghum’s smaller carbon footprint provides market advantage

> Sorghum Checkoff and National Sorghum Producers met in Dallas to start drafting a sustainability roadmap for the U.S. sorghum industry. The article argues that sorghum's smaller carbon footprint could give it an advantage as ethanol markets focus on lifecycle emissions. It is an industry opinion piece.

- Date: 2019-03-29 · published 2019-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60178-sorghum-s-smaller-carbon-footprint-provides-market-advantage
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower carbon intensity could make sorghum more attractive to ethanol buyers over time, but there is no immediate price effect. Any benefit would depend on future carbon policy and buyer premiums.

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/sorghum/sorghum-s-smaller-carbon-footprint-provides-market-advantage

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