Sorghum (US & Africa)

Kansas, United States38.50°N 98.00°W

computed criticality10/100

reading

USA #1 sorghum exporter (>60% of world exports), China top destination

2023

Fault line

Sorghum, a drought-resistant grain and Sahel staple, is exported mainly by the US to China (feed, baijiu). A bilateral flow exposed to US-China trade tensions.

Actors

Kansas growers

Nigeria & Sudan (consumption)

traders

Sources

USDA FAS / ERS 2023/24 ↗

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