# US sorghum production set to fall 37% as Plains yields and harvested area shrink

> USDA now puts 2026 US grain sorghum output at 273.7 million bushels, down 37% from last year. Lower yields and fewer harvested acres in the Plains drive the decline.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T12:05:40.757Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97603-us-sorghum-production-set-to-fall-37-as-plains-yields-and-harvested-area-shrink
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in US sorghum supply tightens feed grain availability and can lift sorghum prices and support substitute feed grains such as corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-11 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Yields and Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12250-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yields-and-production.md) | -1.6% | -2.3% |
| 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 | 2026-07-17 | [Global grain production to fall by 69 mln tons after record harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5065-global-grain-production-to-fall-by-69-mln-tons-after-record-harvest.md) | +4.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-08-12 | [USDA August WASDE Calls for Lower Yields, Higher Harvested Area for Corn and Soybeans \| Agriculture of America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17858-usda-august-wasde-calls-for-lower-yields-higher-harvested-area-for-corn-and.md) | +3.5% | +11.8% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/us-sorghum-production-set-to-fall-37-as-plains-yields-and-harvested-area-shrink

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