# Sorghum export report released - High Plains Journal

> US sorghum export sales remained strong, with China and Japan committing to 7.4 million bushels, bringing commitments to 188 million bushels or 72 percent of the USDA export target. Shipments reached 2.8 million bushels in the latest week, and Gulf FOB bids hit $5.16 per bushel, 126 percent of corn.

- Date: 2018-01-26 · published 2018-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67054-sorghum-export-report-released-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export demand and a sorghum premium over corn pull US sorghum prices higher and support feed demand for sorghum relative to corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-22 | [Export Challenges Drive Down Sorghum Premiums - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26567-export-challenges-drive-down-sorghum-premiums-oklahoma-farm-report.md) | -0.8% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [What comes next for ag trade, markets after a record year? - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14957-what-comes-next-for-ag-trade-markets-after-a-record-year-high-plains-journal.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2024-02-22 | [US reports rare daily export sale of sorghum to China \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31722-us-reports-rare-daily-export-sale-of-sorghum-to-china-the-straits-times.md) | -1.0% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2024-02-07 | [Dismal grain exports not helping prices – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7202-dismal-grain-exports-not-helping-prices-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal.md) | -1.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2018-07-24 | [Due to higher prices, Russia increases wheat export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63888-due-to-higher-prices-russia-increases-wheat-export.md) | +1.7% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2018/01/26/sorghum-export-report-released/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.