In the USDA's Agricultural Projections to 2027, they project sorghum planted area to increase by nearly 1 million acres in 2018. This increase would bring sorghum to roughly 6.7 million acres, which is an increase of 17 percent from the 2017 levels.
Nearly three-quarters of every sorghum acre harvested will be exported, and if China continues its current purchasing trends, two-thirds of these acres will be destined for China.
Since 2013, U.S. sorghum exports reached a high of 384 million bushels in 2015, with 93 percent of those exports going to China.