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World Sorghum Production, Consumption, and Stocks 
  
Local Marketing Years, Thousand Metric Tons
Date Created  04/11/2024 12:00:44 PM  
 
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  2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Mar
2023/24
Apr
Production
Nigeria 6,665 6,590 6,725 6,742 6,700 6,700
Sudan 3,714 5,150 3,528 5,248 5,000 5,000
Ethiopia 5,266 5,058 4,450 3,877 4,400 4,400
India 4,772 4,812 4,150 3,814 4,400 4,400
Mexico 4,328 4,348 4,840 4,892 4,350 4,350
Brazil 2,498 2,084 3,042 2,920 3,600 3,600
China 3,137 2,970 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Argentina 1,830 3,319 2,883 1,610 2,500 2,500
Australia 397 1,639 2,648 2,638 2,000 2,000
Niger 1,897 2,132 1,207 2,100 1,900 1,900
Burkina Faso 1,872 1,840 1,644 2,014 1,900 1,900
Mali 1,511 1,823 1,248 1,582 1,500 1,500
Cameroon 1,217 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200
Bolivia 1,019 1,481 595 1,000 1,000 1,000
Tanzania 732 1,043 1,077 1,000 1,000 1,000
Others 7,289 7,825 7,315 6,908 7,196 7,186
Subtotal 48,144 53,314 49,552 50,545 51,646 51,636
United States 8,673 9,474 11,375 4,770 8,071 8,071
World Total 56,817 62,788 60,927 55,315 59,717 59,707
Total Consumption
China 6,800 11,400 14,000 7,800 10,800 10,800
Nigeria 6,650 6,550 6,650 6,650 6,650 6,650
Sudan 4,350 5,100 3,700 5,200 5,100 5,100
Mexico 5,000 4,500 5,000 5,100 4,600 4,600
Ethiopia 5,300 5,200 4,650 4,000 4,300 4,300
India 4,500 4,550 4,450 3,900 4,250 4,300
Brazil 2,400 2,100 3,000 2,900 3,600 3,600
Niger 2,000 2,050 1,400 2,000 1,950 1,950
Burkina Faso 1,870 1,900 1,650 1,950 1,900 1,900
Mali 1,500 1,700 1,400 1,550 1,500 1,500
Cameroon 1,222 1,230 1,215 1,210 1,225 1,225
Argentina 1,200 1,050 1,150 1,000 1,150 1,150
Bolivia 980 1,400 650 950 1,000 1,000
Tanzania 730 1,025 1,050 1,025 1,000 1,000
Chad 1,000 1,000 950 975 975 975
Others 7,510 7,657 7,505 6,826 7,133 7,131
Subtotal 53,922 59,905 57,625 53,142 57,740 57,763
United States 4,365 2,638 3,175 2,584 1,905 1,905
World Total 58,287 62,543 60,800 55,726 59,645 59,668
Ending Stocks
Australia 154 20 331 296 299 336
Brazil 293 266 312 348 333 333
China 34 269 255 316 311 311
Sudan 110 280 148 302 247 247
Argentina 158 187 221 181 231 231
India 393 598 258 135 235 205
Mexico 153 102 303 270 219 194
Others 1,665 1,731 1,067 1,221 1,286 1,307
Subtotal 2,960 3,453 2,895 3,069 3,161 3,164
United States 764 516 1,201 616 560 560
World Total 3,724 3,969 4,096 3,685 3,721 3,724