What is the price of sorghum in China?

As of August 2020, sorghum in China is US$ 0.40 per kg (2.83 CNY), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is China's world rank in sorghum production?

China ranks 9th in the world for sorghum production.

What is the latest farmgate price of sorghum in China?

The latest farmgate price for generic sorghum in China is US$0.4035 per kg.

What is the yield of sorghum in China?

The yield of sorghum in China is 0.477 tonnes per hectare.

What percentage of world sorghum output does China produce?

China produces 4.6% of the world's sorghum output.

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Sorghum Prices in China

US$ 0.40 / kg

2.83 CNY / kg

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: August 2020

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.40	2.83	n/a	n/a	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Global benchmark	0.19	1.33	▲ 8.4%	▲ 28.1%	World Bank Pink Sheet

As of June 2026, the sorghum price in China available is US$ 0.40 per kg (2.83 CNY).

China produced 3,069,546 tonnes of sorghum in 2024, ranking 9th globally and accounting for 4.6% of world output, with a 4.0% year-on-year increase. The average yield was 0.477 tonnes per hectare. The latest farmgate price for generic sorghum is US$0.4035 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sorghum in China

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

China produced 3.07 Mt of sorghum in 2024▲ 4% YoY. It ranks #9 among producing countries (4.6% of world output).

3.07 Mt

mi_production

643,496 ha

Area harvested

0.48 t/ha

Yield

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

sorghum is traded under Harmonized System code 1007.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

China sorghum - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China sold 656,800 tonnes of sorghum. In 2019 alone, the interest in China sorghum (cereals/grains category) has gone down, flactuating by -15.326 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sorghum's exports reduced by -0.97% netting the nation US$244.46m for the year 2019. China's sorghum exports are categorised as:

Grain sorghum (excluding for sowing) (HS code 100790)
Grain sorghum, for sowing (HS code 100710)
Grain sorghum (HS code 100700)

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China sorghum export values

In 2019, China sold sorghum valued at 244.46m USD, a reduction of -32.21% from 2018's total sorghum export of 360.64m USD. The yearly reduction in value of China sorghum between 2017 to 2018 was 17.943 per cent.

The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of China's sorghum exports between 2017 and 2019 was -0.97% when compared to a variation of -15.326% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for China sorghum ( in '000$ )

China's best performing export markets for sorghum are South Korea, US, Chile, Vietnam and Malaysia.

China purchased 13,313,120 tonnes of sorghum in 2019.

Production

The production of sorghum in China was 172,854,432 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 23.73%. The country had an estimated 36,043,032.00 hectares under sorghum cultivation.

Sorghum Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest sorghum prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$0.62/kg Kyrgyzstan$0.12/kg Thailand$0.20/kg Uzbekistan$0.22/kg

Other Cereals/Grains Prices in China

Latest prices for other cereals/grains in China:

Rice$0.41/kg Soya Beans$1.04/kg Barley$0.08/kg Maize$0.46/kg Brown rice$0.54/kg Wild rice$1.01/kg Bulgur$3.35/kg Fonio$1.01/kg Oats$0.39/kg Wheat$0.41/kg Wheat berries$0.53/kg Quinoa$3.87/kg Whole wheat pasta$1.42/kg Millet$0.80/kg Amaranth$1.01/kg

Scientific name: Sorghum bicolor

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