Sorghum

Cover of the NVT sorghum harvest report interim version showing rows of sorghum as part of an NVT sorghum trial at Burren Junction, New South Wales.

The Sorghum Harvest Report contains the last five years of sorghum trial results to provide the latest independent varietal information on yield and quality.

We provide growers and advisers with access to independent, robust, and relevant sorghum yield and quality data to help them select hybrids most suited to their region.

Read the June 2025 NVT Sorghum Harvest Report Interim version (PDF).

Key points

  • This publication covers five harvests – 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 from the sorghum NVT testing program.
  • There were 19 trials completed in the 2020-21 growing season, 14 in the 2021-22 season, 11 in the 2022-23 season, 14 in the 2023-24 season and, to date, 12 in the 2024-25 season. The results from the trials yet to be harvested and analysed from Central Queensland will be included in a later edition of this report.
  • The performance values for grain yield (variation from the mean) are from five seasons for trials conducted in the Liverpool Plains, Northern New South Wales, Southern Queensland and the Ord regions, and from four seasons for trials conducted in the Central Queensland region.
  • Across the five seasons that were sampled, the environment/experiment average grain yield (adjusted to 13.5 per cent moisture) ranged from 1.57 tonnes per hectare in 2020 to 9.75t/ha in 2021.
  • The past five seasons have exhibited extreme conditions, ranging through bush fires, extensive drought and record flooding, while some areas have experienced one of the best growing seasons for many years. This should be taken into consideration, as these values may not be representative of the long-term seasonal conditions experienced by growers in their individual situations.
  • When choosing a hybrid grain sorghum variety, do not rely on the results from a single trial conducted at one location in only one year.
  • Successful sorghum production is a combination of good agronomic practices combined with the best hybrids available for your conditions.