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World Sorghum Production, Consumption, and Stocks 
  
Local Marketing Years, Thousand Metric Tons
Date Created  02/11/2025 3:48:53 PM  
 
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  2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Jan
2024/25
Feb
Production
Nigeria 6,590 6,725 6,806 6,400 6,900 6,900
Brazil 2,084 3,120 4,789 4,426 5,000 5,000
India 4,812 4,150 3,814 4,737 4,400 4,400
Mexico 4,348 4,840 4,892 4,485 4,500 4,200
Ethiopia 5,058 4,450 4,140 4,010 4,100 4,100
Argentina 3,319 2,883 1,610 2,487 3,600 3,500
Sudan 5,150 3,528 5,248 3,055 3,300 3,300
China 2,970 3,377 3,094 3,000 3,000 3,000
Australia 1,639 2,648 2,638 2,200 2,100 2,100
Niger 2,132 1,207 2,100 1,700 1,900 1,900
Burkina Faso 1,840 1,644 2,014 1,859 1,900 1,900
Mali 1,823 1,248 1,582 1,528 1,500 1,500
Cameroon 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200
European Union 1,006 801 522 810 1,110 1,110
Bolivia 1,481 595 886 985 1,000 1,000
Others 8,010 7,660 7,379 7,411 7,220 7,220
Subtotal 53,462 50,076 52,714 50,293 52,730 52,330
United States 9,474 11,375 4,770 8,071 8,734 8,734
World Total 62,936 61,451 57,484 58,364 61,464 61,064
Total Consumption
China 11,400 14,300 7,900 11,300 10,700 9,500
Nigeria 6,550 6,650 6,750 6,400 6,850 6,850
Brazil 2,100 3,000 4,700 4,400 4,800 4,800
India 4,550 4,450 3,900 4,600 4,400 4,400
Mexico 4,500 5,000 5,100 4,600 4,600 4,300
Ethiopia 5,200 4,650 4,250 4,050 4,150 4,250
Sudan 5,100 3,700 5,200 3,250 3,450 3,450
Argentina 1,050 1,150 1,000 1,150 1,700 2,000
Burkina Faso 1,900 1,650 1,950 1,875 1,900 1,900
Niger 2,050 1,400 2,000 1,800 1,850 1,850
Mali 1,700 1,400 1,550 1,500 1,500 1,500
Cameroon 1,230 1,215 1,210 1,215 1,215 1,215
European Union 1,033 948 552 815 1,105 1,105
Bolivia 1,400 650 850 1,000 1,000 1,000
Tanzania 1,025 1,050 1,025 1,000 1,000 1,000
Others 7,751 7,556 7,172 7,358 6,997 6,997
Subtotal 60,043 57,981 55,192 56,758 58,168 56,508
United States 2,638 3,175 2,585 1,782 3,175 4,445
World Total 62,681 61,156 57,777 58,540 61,343 60,953
Ending Stocks
Brazil 266 390 495 483 498 498
China 269 332 387 426 421 421
Argentina 187 221 181 219 419 419
Mexico 102 303 270 214 213 213
Mali 296 144 176 204 204 204
India 598 258 135 239 190 189
Niger 221 53 178 103 178 178
Others 1,524 1,372 1,543 1,086 1,001 991
Subtotal 3,463 3,073 3,365 2,974 3,124 3,113
United States 516 1,201 616 831 803 803
World Total 3,979 4,274 3,981 3,805 3,927 3,916