In looking for any news on the proso millet harvest this year, I did not see any news items.
The US National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Colorado Field Service put out a release on 1 June 2024 on the acreage planted in Colorado of several crops including proso. That reported a decline in acreage planted. See: https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Colorado/Publications/News_Releases/2024/CO-June-Acreage-06282024.pdf A global forecast for production of millets also shows a decline (of 4%), due to "large stocks and low demand." Using here the Mundus Agri site (Germany), which references data from China and cites the USDA, at https://www.mundus-agri.eu/news/millet-global-production-decline-4-20232024.n32345.html . Unfortunately the statistics lump together all millets under the single heading of "millet." China and Niger, for example, are not growing the same type of plants. Any further information or perspectives on the proso harvest in North America, and prospects for 2025, would be appreciated. Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance
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