# Sorghum Production Falls Thirty-Seven Percent From Last Year

> USDA forecasts 2026 U.S. grain sorghum production at 273.7 million bushels, down 37% from 2025, as harvested acreage and yields both fall sharply across the Plains. The national yield is projected at 52.4 bushels per acre, with Kansas, Texas and Nebraska all cut from October estimates.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:06:29.216Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94308-sorghum-production-falls-thirty-seven-percent-from-last-year
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A much smaller U.S. sorghum crop tightens feed grain supplies, likely supporting sorghum prices and raising the value of export and domestic feed demand. Buyers may need to source substitutes such as corn, pushing up competing feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-04 | [United States: 2022/23 sorghum production falls 58%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36922-united-states-2022-23-sorghum-production-falls-58.md) | -1.2% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-01-15 | [Corn production slashed, sorghum rises in latest USDA Feed Outlook \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26568-corn-production-slashed-sorghum-rises-in-latest-usda-feed-outlook-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2020-10-09 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Production Down from September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50491-u-s-corn-and-soybean-production-down-from-september.md) | +3.7% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2023-03-23 | [A Solid Year for Ethanol Production Profits in 2022 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36839-a-solid-year-for-ethanol-production-profits-in-2022-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.6% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [U.S. Corn Production, Supplies Fall, USDA Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58451-u-s-corn-production-supplies-fall-usda-says.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- allagnews.com: https://www.allagnews.com/sorghum-production-falls-thirty-seven-percent-from-last-year/

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