sorghum
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Corn remained supported by strong demand and tighter supplies in Brazil and the U.S., while sorghum and barley increased mainly due to spillover effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
New Delhi's promise of lower duties on dried distillers' grains and red sorghum for animal feed could also reduce the need for local soybean meal.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
In the past, he has given equipment, from boats to a machine used to grind sorghum - a staple grain in Africa and Asia.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
Corn farmers across the Midwest are experimenting with drought-resistant millets, while growers in Sub-Saharan Africa are embracing varieties of sorghum and legumes that require less water than other grains.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
Many shebeens sold brandy, whisky and cartoons—a fermented sorghum brew made by the government, especially for black taste- buds.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
To ease the pressure on prices, the Department of Agriculture canceled a July-August allocation of 6,740,000 bu. of corn for export and decided to substitute wheat, barley and grain sorghums.
From Time Magazine Archive
The situation in Texas was typical: there was enough storage space to hold around 140 million bushels, but three-fifths of it was already filled with 1948 wheat and grain sorghums.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its purview was broadened from grains, sorghums and flax to include rice, mill feeds, butter, eggs, potatoes and, more important, cotton.
From Time Magazine Archive
Production figures given in the report included: Wheat 840,000,000 bushels Rice 38,600,000 bushels Cotton 14,486,000 bales Corn, oats, barley and grain sorghums 90,000,000 tons Tobacco 1,500,000,000 lbs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The principal land-use in the Big Blue Watershed is tilled crops, with wheat, sorghums, and corn being most important.
From Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas by W. L. Minckley
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