# Nature, market forces made 2018 tough on Texas grain producers | Longview News-Journal

> Texas A&M AgriLife experts described a difficult 2018 for Texas grain producers, citing drought and heat, low prices, record Midwestern yields and trade uncertainty. Corn acres fell to 2.3 million and sorghum to 1.6 million, and dryland yields were down while irrigated yields were better.

- Date: 2018-10-28 · published 2018-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62599-nature-market-forces-made-2018-tough-on-texas-grain-producers-longview-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

The story mainly reinforces that low prices and record US yields are the market backdrop, with limited direct supply impact beyond Texas.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

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## Sources

- news-journal.com: https://news-journal.com/2018/10/28/nature-market-forces-made-2018-tough-on-texas-grain-producers/

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