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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
US Grains Council jointly conducts trial on sorghum's performance in swine diets in Spain
To encourage end users to incorporate sorghum into their feed rations, the US Grains Council (USGC) partnered with a commercial research institution, Animal Data Analytics (ADA), to conduct a trial showcasing the performance of sorghum in s ...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
USDA-backed project to test novel sorghum cultivars for beef, dairy cattle in US
A new USDA-supported project will test and release several new sorghum cultivars that promise high-yielding, nutritious forage for beef and dairy cattle operations in US north-central states.
Monday, October 2, 2017
Indonesian pig farmers discover use of sorghum in feed
The ban on corn imports has led Indonesian pig farmers to use sorghum in their animals' home-mixed feed. The country's pig raisers rely on corn for feed, but now they have to compete with feed millers for locally raised corn.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
US sorghum exports to China surge
U.S. SORGHUM exports this year will hit a record 9 million tonnes due to strong demand from China, according to the latest (April 13) Feed Outlook report from the US Department of Agriculture.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
China's interest in US sorghum leads to 19-year high export record
Jan 7, 2015 China's interest in US sorghum leads to 19-year high export record   China's demand for cheaper alternatives to corn for livestock feed has led to the largest US sorghum sales last month in nearly two decades. According to data ...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
China increases imports of US sorghum and soy in Q1
April 2, 2014 China increases imports of US sorghum and soy in Q1   China's imports of US sorghum and soy continued to rise in the first three months of 2014, according to USDA's data.  For the week that ended on March 20, US sold 63,100 to ...
Monday, January 20, 2014
US 2013 sorghum production up 58% on-year
January 20, 2014 US 2013 sorghum production up 58% on-year   In 2013, US grain sorghum production is estimated at 389 million bushels, up 58% from 2012, with planted area estimated at 8.06 million acres, up 29% from last year. According to ...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
US sorghum exports may rise on China's rejection of American corn
December 17, 2013 US sorghum exports may rise on China's rejection of GM corn Following China's rejection of American corn imports on concerns of unapproved GMOs, US sorghum exports, already forecast at a five-year high, could face further ...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Cameroon invests US$105 million in boosting corn, cassava, sorghum production
October 29, 2013 Cameroon invests US$105 million in boosting corn, cassava, sorghum production Fuelled by the XAF50 billion (US$105 million) investment package put at the disposal of stakeholders by the World Bank and the government of Came ...
Monday, October 21, 2013
China receives first shipment of US sorghum for feed use
October 21, 2013 China receives first shipment of US sorghum for feed use China's Guangzhou port received the country's first bulk shipment of US sorghum for feed use on October 18, marking a significant day for US sorghum exporters. The sh ...
Friday, September 20, 2013
China purchases sorghum from US for feed use for first time
Feed mills in China are increasingly turning to US sorghum to meet its corn shortfall, with purchases of about 800,000 tonnes of US sorghum already made for shipment in the 2013/14 year starting September. In August this year, China purchas ...
Friday, August 23, 2013
China to boost US sorghum import for feed use
August 23, 2013 China to boost US sorghum import for feed use   China is increasing its imports of US sorghum, which is not subject to China's tariff rate quota, as the country will expand its feed rations to include sorghum for the first t ...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Philippines may use sorghum as feed supplement to lower feed costs
July 30, 2013 Philippines studies use of sorghum as feed material to lower feed costs   In order to lower the cost of chicken feed, the Philippine's Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC) is studying the possibility of using sweet sorghum grai ...
Monday, July 11, 2011
EU levy reference changes for US sorghum
July 11, 2011 EU levy reference changes for US sorghum The US Grains Council (USGC) and the United Sorghum Checkoff Programme have succeeded in a year-long effort to resolve a provision in EU tariff regulations that had hindered US sorghum ...
Saturday, February 26, 2011
US sorghum trials commence in Saudi Arabia
February 26, 2011 US sorghum trials commence in Saudi Arabia The US Grains Council is helping set up this week three containers, or about 60 tonnes, of US sorghum in Saudi Arabia for the commercial poultry feeding trial. Alvaro Cordero, USG ...

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