# Sorghum could double planted area in Brazil by 2035

> Brazilian sorghum acreage could double by 2035 as ethanol plants seek alternative grain feedstocks, exports to China grow, and seed and farm-management technology improves. The crop’s greater tolerance of low water availability and its price, reported at 10%–15% below corn, are supporting interest in sorghum as a complement to second-crop corn.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T06:05:53.639Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83355-sorghum-could-double-planted-area-in-brazil-by-2035
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Growing ethanol and export demand could support sorghum prices, while acreage expansion may eventually add supply and increase competition with corn. The reported discount to corn makes sorghum an increasingly competitive feedstock for ethanol plants.

## 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 | 2023-05-26 | [Brazil’s bin-busting corn crop poised to drive down prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5567-brazil-s-bin-busting-corn-crop-poised-to-drive-down-prices.md) | -4.9% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-05-24 | [Plentiful Chinese wheat to pile pain on corn and soy from US and Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14840-plentiful-chinese-wheat-to-pile-pain-on-corn-and-soy-from-us-and-brazil.md) | -3.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-12-20 | [China ramps up Brazil soy, corn purchases \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14787-china-ramps-up-brazil-soy-corn-purchases-world-grain.md) | +3.1% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-09-24 | [Corn, sorghum, soybean cash bids lower - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63093-corn-sorghum-soybean-cash-bids-lower-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- revistacultivar.com: https://revistacultivar.com/news/Sorghum-could-double-its-planted-area-in-Brazil-by-2035.

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