# Old, drought-tough crop finds new markets.

> North Carolina grower Peter Fleming shifted part of his acreage to sorghum to manage drought risk, and a brewer is blending local sorghum into beer. Sorghum is gluten-free and non-GMO, and demand for food-grade grain is growing. Most U.S. sorghum production still goes to animal feed and ethanol.

- Date: 2018-08-01 · published 2018-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63612-old-drought-tough-crop-finds-new-markets
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Growing food-grade demand is a niche outlet that adds a small premium source for sorghum, but feed and ethanol remain the main price drivers for the crop. The effect on feed-grade prices is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/07/22/old-drought-tough-crop-finds-new

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