Look for smallest U.S. sorghum crop in four years, says KSU

After a three-year surge in exports that boosted the popularity of sorghum, demand is forecast to fall and the feed grain is headed for the smallest harvest since 2012, says economist Dan O’Brien of Kansas State U. A hardy, drought-tolerant crop, sorghum is grown mostly in the Plains. O’Brien pegs plantings at 6.8 million acres,… » Read More

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