# Projected Sorghum Acres Indicate Potential Shortfall to Meet Established Demand - National Sorghum Producers

> The National Sorghum Producers CEO responded to the USDA Prospective Plantings report, saying recent weather across four states will likely push additional sorghum acres behind failed wheat and other crops. He cited rising demand and expected ending stocks-to-use down to 7.92 percent, with domestic and export buyers seeking sorghum at or above corn prices.

- Date: 2017-03-31 · published 2017-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72068-projected-sorghum-acres-indicate-potential-shortfall-to-meet-established-demand
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter ending stocks and strong demand, combined with a possible acreage increase from failed wheat, point to a balanced-to-firm sorghum market; feed buyers should watch basis at export terminals and any shift in corn-sorghum spreads.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [Opportunity for Increased U.S. Sorghum Acres Beyond 2020 Prospective Plantings Projections - National Sorghum Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54193-opportunity-for-increased-u-s-sorghum-acres-beyond-2020-prospective-plantings.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |
| CORN | 2025-01-28 | [Ongoing shortfall of replacement cattle spurs feedlots to hold on to their inventory \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26638-ongoing-shortfall-of-replacement-cattle-spurs-feedlots-to-hold-on-to-their.md) | +0.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2024-08-12 | [USDA Increases 2024 Corn Production and Demand, Lowers Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28712-usda-increases-2024-corn-production-and-demand-lowers-ending-stocks.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-09-13 | [USDA cuts sorghum production estimate - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39638-usda-cuts-sorghum-production-estimate-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.9% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2022-05-12 | [Corn, Soybean Production Numbers as Expected in May USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41348-corn-soybean-production-numbers-as-expected-in-may-usda-report.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- sorghumgrowers.com: https://sorghumgrowers.com/2017/03/31/4646-2/

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