# Farmers expected to plant more sorghum - Texas Farm Bureau

> US grain sorghum acreage is forecast to rise in 2018, with Texas also expected to show a modest increase. Demand is supported by Chinese market strength, a proposed EPA rule allowing sorghum oil in biodiesel, and ethanol potential.

- Date: 2018-01-10 · published 2018-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67059-farmers-expected-to-plant-more-sorghum-texas-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected acreage gains add future supply, but robust Chinese and biofuel demand supports prices for sorghum relative to corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-15 | [Trump trade war dries up sorghum sales to China but US farmers plan to plant more](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25177-trump-trade-war-dries-up-sorghum-sales-to-china-but-us-farmers-plan-to-plant.md) | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| CORN | 2020-08-21 | [Exports under China trade deal closely watched - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51482-exports-under-china-trade-deal-closely-watched-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +3.5% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2023-09-12 | [Robust Sorghum Demand and Exports Expected to Bolster Prices in 2023-24 - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34158-robust-sorghum-demand-and-exports-expected-to-bolster-prices-in-2023-24-agweb.md) | -8.6% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2024-01-01 | [BOUNDLESS: Exporting To More Places](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32797-boundless-exporting-to-more-places.md) | -2.0% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2017-09-13 | [U.S. requests WTO investigation of Chinese tariffs - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68855-u-s-requests-wto-investigation-of-chinese-tariffs-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +1.3% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- texasfarmbureau.org: https://texasfarmbureau.org/farmers-expected-to-plant-more-sorghum/

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