# Budget operating costs if planting sorghum in June | Oklahoma State University

> Oklahoma State University extension estimates sorghum operating costs near $200 per acre, requiring about 67 bushels per acre to break even at $3 sorghum. Producers can currently lock in cash prices of $3 to $3.25 depending on location, with reduced acres and weaker basis tied to lower exports.

- Date: 2017-05-30 · published 2017-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71059-budget-operating-costs-if-planting-sorghum-in-june-oklahoma-state-university
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Cash bids around $3 and a weak basis signal limited downside support for sorghum, while reduced acreage could tighten supplies later in the marketing year.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- news.okstate.edu: https://news.okstate.edu/articles/agriculture/2017/budget-operating-costs-if-planting-sorghum-in-june

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