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Regional Sorghum Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks 
  
Thousand Metric Tons
Date Created  02/11/2025 3:48:53 PM  
 
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  2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 Jan
2024/25
Feb
2024/25
TY Imports
North America 134 362 176 61 101 101
South America 37 31 40 77 33 33
European Union 13 167 38 16 15 15
Other Europe 23 19 13 12 15 15
Middle East 40 85 30 40 26 26
North Africa 0 1 2 3 1 1
Sub-Saharan Africa 656 518 605 630 748 838
East Asia 9,030 11,307 5,157 8,522 7,899 6,699
Southeast Asia 28 32 21 20 25 25
Others 7 8 6 7 1 1
 
 
Total 9,968 12,530 6,088 9,388 8,864 7,754
 
Production
North America 13,822 16,215 9,662 12,556 13,234 12,934
Central America 246 206 212 157 157 157
Caribbean 76 71 66 61 61 61
South America 7,128 6,817 7,451 8,092 9,840 9,740
European Union 1,006 801 522 810 1,110 1,110
Middle East 616 664 469 468 498 498
North Africa 762 803 755 784 794 794
Sub-Saharan Africa 29,585 25,388 28,641 25,338 26,085 26,085
East Asia 2,972 3,379 3,098 3,002 3,002 3,002
South Asia 4,908 4,214 3,863 4,776 4,441 4,441
Southeast Asia 50 50 50 50 50 50
Oceania 1,639 2,648 2,638 2,200 2,100 2,100
Others 126 195 57 70 92 92
 
 
Total 62,936 61,451 57,484 58,364 61,464 61,064
 
Domestic Consumption
North America 7,138 8,175 7,685 6,382 7,775 8,745
Central America 250 208 212 157 157 157
Caribbean 78 74 68 63 62 62
South America 4,822 4,999 6,687 6,699 7,710 8,010
European Union 1,033 948 552 815 1,105 1,105
Middle East 656 742 501 506 524 524
North Africa 764 789 766 785 785 785
Sub-Saharan Africa 29,719 26,524 28,844 26,223 26,643 26,743
East Asia 11,774 14,620 8,198 11,496 10,901 9,701
South Asia 4,651 4,518 3,954 4,643 4,441 4,441
Southeast Asia 83 77 76 67 74 74
Oceania 95 160 110 210 160 160
Others 114 110 41 49 55 55
 
 
Total 61,177 61,944 57,694 58,095 60,392 60,562
 
Ending Stocks
North America 618 1,504 886 1,045 1,016 1,016
Central America 7 5 5 5 5 5
South America 626 731 832 843 1,056 1,056
European Union 20 18 15 17 17 17
Middle East 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Africa 6 20 10 12 22 22
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,772 1,003 1,324 1,054 1,094 1,084
East Asia 295 356 411 437 432 432
South Asia 598 258 135 239 190 189
Oceania 20 331 351 142 82 82
Others 17 48 12 11 13 13
 
 
Total 3,979 4,274 3,981 3,805 3,927 3,916
 
NOTES: Regional definitions appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on a trade year basis. All other data are reported using local marketing years.