sorghum
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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
New Delhi's promise of lower duties on dried distillers' grains and red sorghum for animal feed could also reduce the need for local soybean meal.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
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
Corn farmers across the Midwest are experimenting with drought-resistant millets, while growers in Sub-Saharan Africa are embracing varieties of sorghum and legumes that require less water than other grains.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
New Guineans tamed sugar cane and bananas, while the first West African farmers made African millet, African rice, sorghum and wheat conform to their needs.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Production figures given in the report included: Wheat 840,000,000 bushels Rice 38,600,000 bushels Cotton 14,486,000 bales Corn, oats, barley and grain sorghums 90,000,000 tons Tobacco 1,500,000,000 lbs.
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
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
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
Milo is one of the sorghums and will only grow during the frostless period, like Kafir, Egyptian corn and other sorghums.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson
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