# Sorghum Demand, Profit Potential and Resiliency Prompts Acre Increase

> Fifteen percent of US sorghum was planted by April 18, and farmers are increasing acres. China booked a record 40 million bushels of new-crop and old-crop sorghum, well above its previous record. Old-crop sorghum is also shipping out of US ports at record pace.

- Date: 2021-04-20 · published 2021-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6627-sorghum-demand-profit-potential-and-resiliency-prompts-acre-increase
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record Chinese demand and rising acreage support sorghum prices and may shift some acres away from corn. Strong export sales tighten sorghum supplies for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-08 | [Brazil Sorghum Exports Surge on China Demand - The AgriBiz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17158-brazil-sorghum-exports-surge-on-china-demand-the-agribiz.md) | -2.4% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2017-12-04 | [China Continues to Drive Sorghum Acreage and Consumption \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67553-china-continues-to-drive-sorghum-acreage-and-consumption-farm-bureau-intel.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-10-25 | [Export demand for barley increases in Ukraine – AgroNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22475-export-demand-for-barley-increases-in-ukraine-agronews.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2025-05-23 | [Sorghum's rise as an alternative feedstock poses a threat to corn and DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24768-sorghum-s-rise-as-an-alternative-feedstock-poses-a-threat-to-corn-and-ddgs.md) | -2.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2023-01-22 | [U.S. Sorghum Exports Dwindle on “Near-Evaporation” of Chinese Demand, as China Looks to Brazilian Corn \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37840-u-s-sorghum-exports-dwindle-on-near-evaporation-of-chinese-demand-as-china.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2021/04/20/sorghum-demand-profit-potential-acre

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