{"id":4227,"date":"2016-03-10T13:54:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T13:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/usgc-sorghum-export-report-shows-very-good-quality-crop-ready-for-overseas-customers\/"},"modified":"2016-03-10T13:54:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T13:54:22","slug":"usgc-sorghum-export-report-shows-very-good-quality-crop-ready-for-overseas-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/usgc-sorghum-export-report-shows-very-good-quality-crop-ready-for-overseas-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"USGC Sorghum Export Report Shows Very Good Quality Crop Ready for Overseas Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The overall quality of the United States\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 2015 sorghum crop as it is prepared for shipment is very good, with 98 percent grading No. 2 or better according to the U.S. Grains Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (USGC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) newly released 2015\/2016 Sorghum Harvest and Export Quality Report<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153During the last marketing year, the United States was the top exporter of sorghum, accounting for almost 75 percent of sales,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said USGC Chairman Alan Tiemann, who farms in Nebraska. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our new report indicates that sorghum being shipped overseas from this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s crop should be of the high quality that our customers demand, which is excellent for the buyer and the farmer.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/p>\n

The new report combines information about quality at the end of sorghum harvest and as it moves to export facilities. It follows the release of the 2015\/2016 Sorghum Early Harvest Quality Report<\/em>, which examined 50 commodity grain sorghum samples collected from local grain elevators early in the harvest season.<\/p>\n

According to the harvest quality section of the new report, U.S. sorghum samples taken when entering marketing channels had the following key characteristics:<\/p>\n