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sorghum

[sawr-guhm] / ˈsɔr gəm /


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Corn remained supported by strong demand and tighter supplies in Brazil and the U.S., while sorghum and barley increased mainly due to spillover effects.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Trump is likely to push China to purchase more U.S. farm products including beef, soybeans, sorghum, and corn.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

But don’t overlook honey, agave, white sugar, maple syrup or even sorghum if you want something with a bit more edge.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2025

In the past, he has given equipment, from boats to a machine used to grind sorghum - a staple grain in Africa and Asia.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2025

If he declined Trip’s offer, Frank figured he would offend the guy and end up as sorghum or wheat or some other cash crop.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Because of favorable weather and 47-million-ton carryover from surplus in earlier years, output of feed corn, oats, barley and grain sorghums will rise 6% to 213 million tons.

From Time Magazine Archive

The current year, however, provided less crops than 1922 in wheat, rye, rice, clover seed, grain sorghums, broom corn, cranberries, peaches and pears.

From Time Magazine Archive

The situation in Texas was typical: there was enough storage space to hold around 140 million bushels, but three-fifths of it was already filled with 1948 wheat and grain sorghums.

From Time Magazine Archive

To ease the pressure on prices, the Department of Agriculture canceled a July-August allocation of 6,740,000 bu. of corn for export and decided to substitute wheat, barley and grain sorghums.

From Time Magazine Archive

All the sorghums, of which Egyptian corn is one, must be sown after frost danger is over - the time widely known as suitable for Indian corn, squashes and other tender plants.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)




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