+18% acreage in Europe.

In all the countries where a promotion programme for sorghum cultivation has been implemented, acreages are increasing. For grain sorghum, the increase is most significant in Central Europe: +85% in Austria and +50% in Hungary. In Western Europe, significant progress can also be seen: +21% in France and +10% in Spain and Italy. While in Eastern Europe, disparities are observed: a drop in acreage in Romania: -25%; stability in Bulgaria and strong increases in Russia: +15% and especially in Ukraine: +29%. For silage sorghum, the trends by country are similar.

Overall grain sorghum production in Europe covers 375,000 ha, i.e. + 69,000 ha compared to 2019. For silage sorghum, the acreage reached 209,000 ha this year, i.e. +25,000 ha compared to the previous year.

Sorghum grain

Russia : 115 000 ha (+15%)
France : 85 000 ha (+21%)
Ukraine : 45 000 ha (+29%)
Italy : 51 000 ha (+10%)
Hungary : 30 000 ha (+50%)
Romania : 14 000 ha (-25%)
Spain : 10 000 ha (+10%)
Bulgaria : 7 000 ha (stable)
Austria : 7 500 ha (+85%)
Moldova : 10 000 ha

Silage

Russia : 85 000 ha (+6%)
France : 28 000 ha (+25%)
Ukraine : 24 000 ha (stable)
Italy : 14 000 ha (+10%)
Hungary : 15 000 ha (+85%)
Romania : 5 000 ha (-16%)
Portugal : 8 400 ha (+30%)
Bulgaria : 2 000 ha (stable)
Austria : 2 500 ha (+25%)
Czech republic : 6 000 ha
Slovakia : 5 000 ha
Germany : 10 000 ha
Croatia : 4 500 ha