# Weathering the highs and lows of farming - High Plains Journal

> A Kansas grower recounts that sorghum values fell as much as 25% overnight on February 5 after China launched trade investigations into U.S. grain sorghum. Local milo bids dropped as much as $1 per bushel once Gulf bids disappeared. The piece also notes deepening drought in Kansas ahead of the 2018 planting season.

- Date: 2018-03-26 · published 2018-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66061-weathering-the-highs-and-lows-of-farming-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

The China probe removed a key export outlet and drove sharp local basis and cash price losses, while Kansas drought adds supply uncertainty for the crop.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2018/03/26/weathering-the-highs-and-lows-of-farming/

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