# Corn, sorghum growers face tough 2018 - Texas Farm Bureau

> Texas A&M AgriLife experts said 2018 was a difficult year for Texas corn and sorghum growers due to drought, high temperatures, low prices and record Midwestern yields. Corn and sorghum acres fell slightly, and dryland yields were below typical levels.

- Date: 2018-10-24 · published 2018-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62597-corn-sorghum-growers-face-tough-2018-texas-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower regional output is a small supply factor, but the story mainly reflects low prices and record US yields, which keep feed-grain prices under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-04-18 | [Market Closes - April 18, 2019 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5963-market-closes-april-18-2019-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | -1.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-10-28 | [Nature, market forces made 2018 tough on Texas grain producers \| Longview News-Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62599-nature-market-forces-made-2018-tough-on-texas-grain-producers-longview-news.md) | +0.1% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2019-03-25 | [Reviewing County-Level Corn and Soybean Yields in 2018 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59918-reviewing-county-level-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2018-farm-bureau-intel.md) | -5.0% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2020-06-01 | [Growing Market - Sorghum Soars](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52665-growing-market-sorghum-soars.md) | +2.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2019-01-11 | [Corn ties 4th-highest yield, grain sorghum… \| PB Commercial](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61137-corn-ties-4th-highest-yield-grain-sorghum-pb-commercial.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- texasfarmbureau.org: https://texasfarmbureau.org/corn-sorghum-growers-face-tough-2018/

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