The Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board was established to provide Arkansas's growers with the tools and resources necessary to improve profitability and sustainability.

According to USDA data, the top ten grain sorghum-producing states account for 90 percent of total U.S. acres planted. Average Arkansas production of grain sorghum in 2022 was about 80 bushels an acre for 9,000 acres. The top sorghum producing states are Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Louisiana.

Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Facts & FAQs

• Arkansas farmers planted 710,000 acres of corn in 2022.
• The 2022 sorghum crop yielded an estimated $799,563,000.
• About 70 percent of corn grown in Arkansas will be used to feed livestock and poultry across the state. The other 30% will be exported via the Mississippi River.
• Arkansas farmers planted 9,000 acres of sorghum in 2022.
• The vast majority of grain sorghum is grown in the Mississippi River Delta region of Eastern Arkansas.

Through Bunge’s unmatched expertise and resources, Bunge focuses on building a seamless grain marketing experience for producers and agricultural industry professionals by efficiently connecting them with the right information, tools, and global marketplace opportunities.

At CHS, our purpose is creating connections to empower agriculture. As a leading global agribusiness and the largest farmer-owned cooperative in the United States, we serve customers in 65 countries. Our diversified agronomy, grains, foods and energy businesses provide critical crop and livestock inputs, market access and risk management services that help farmers feed the world. By finding and developing new solutions in agriculture and energy, we are helping to build a better future for our owners, customers, employees and communities. 

CM Navigator is a modern, innovative platform backed by the experience and extensive network of CM Group, a respected player involved in international commodity brokerage and trading, shipping, logistics, terminals, and production since 1977. CM Group, boasting over 500 professionals from 25 nations, invites you to be part of this exciting journey of innovation and growth.

For more than 25 years, Commodity & Ingredient Hedging has set the standard in agricultural commodity hedging and risk management. Through a unique, objective approach to identifying and quantifying risk, we help our clients make better decisions and confidently implement superior, long-term margin management strategies that allow them to sustain and grow their businesses through volatility. We do so by combining proprietary technology, in-depth education, customized strategies, and objective analysis to support agriculture producers and operations like you. With ethics, education, and execution at our core, we deliver clear, effective hedging strategies that clients trust with their operations.

At Growth Energy, we’re cultivating this bioeconomy by reimagining what’s possible with crops. Our members make low-carbon fuels, high-protein animal feed, and supply plant-based ingredients for everything from bioplastics to safer cleaning products.

Our industry’s been providing domestic, renewable energy solutions since ethanol blends arrived at the gas pump decades ago. And we’re continuing to accelerate green innovation today. We’re driving increased efficiency in how crops are grown, and how they’re used, finding new and better uses for every part of the plant, from the fiber to the fat to the starch.

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Founded in 1987, we have grown from a single, humble bioprocessing facility in Scotland, South Dakota to the world’s largest producer of biofuel and a global leader in sustainable bioproducts. Today, we are headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with 34 bioprocessing facilities across the Midwest, three corporate offices, four terminal locations, and nearly 2,400 team members. Our integrated business model combines research and development with expertise in design and construction, technology, operations, public affairs, and marketing.

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The Mission of Stone Arch Commodities is to supply our international customers with quality agriculture products and provide world class supply chain solutions. We will conduct business with a steadfast focus on execution, resolute pledge to customer satisfaction, and unwavering commitment to integrity in alStone Arch Commoditiesl aspects of our business.

We are the leading trade association for America’s ethanol industry, driving growth in sustainable renewable fuels and bioproducts for a better future.  Our vision is to help the world by unlocking the power of renewable fuels and bioproducts.

RFA helps America become cleaner, safer, and more energy independent. In creating a forum for ethanol producers and industry stakeholders, RFA has achieved an unequaled record of results through action, advocacy and analysis. RFA provides timely, comprehensive industry information to our members, Congress, federal and state government agencies, fuel marketers and retailers, strategic partners, the media and other industry leaders. RFA has been the renewable fuel industry’s most effective advocate for expanding the market for ethanol.

• Mission: The Sorghum Checkoff commits to reveal the potential and versatility of sorghum through increased shared value.
• Vision: Sorghum producers benefit from an innovative and competitive industry.
• Purpose: We exist to do as a group what we cannot do individually.
  • We focus on providing a sustainable return on investment for sorghum producers as a primary consideration.
  • We commit to effectively leverage producer dollars to enhance the opportunity for producer profitability by advancing demand for sorghum through research, promotion and information.
  • We will provide leadership and vision for the sorghum industry.
  • We will be transparent so our integrity is clear and recognized.
  • We strive to be the foremost resource of relevant and meaningful information about sorghum.
  • We aspire to be a catalyst for positive change that develops a dynamic sorghum industry that benefits producers.