Measuring and Forecasting Chinese Domestic Supply and Demand for Grain Sorghum

Shuguo  Yang; Jaime  Malaga

doi:10.4236/as.2020.111005

Shuguo Yang¹, Jaime Malaga²

Abstract: In the past 5 years, the use of sorghum as substitutes for corn for feed in China has increased rapidly. Most of the recent growth of demand in sorghum has mainly been met by imported sorghum. Because sorghum is a minor crop and only shares a very small proportion of the grain production in China, few studies have examined domestic demand and supply of sorghum in China. Both China’s producers and other sorghum import countries can benefit from forecasts of China’s domestic supply and demand for sorghum.

Keywords: Sorghum, China, Demand and Supply

Cite this paper: Yang, S. and Malaga, J. (2020) Measuring and Forecasting Chinese Domestic Supply and Demand for Grain Sorghum. Agricultural Sciences, 11, 71-87. doi: 10.4236/as.2020.111005.

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