The USDA expects 2022 sorghum production to be well below 2021.
The crop is expected to be 286.12 million bushels, compared to 447.81 million a year ago, with a decline in planted area, along with a lower average yield due to drought in some key growing areas. The average yield is pegged at 53.2 bushels per acre, compared to 69 last year, with harvested area of 5.375 million acres, compared to 6.49 million in 2021.
