Sorghum is an important crop, which is used for human consumption as well as for animal feed. The largest producers of Sorghum include United States, Nigeria, India and Mexico.

Importers of sorghum include, Japan, South Africa, Eritrea and Israel amongst others. Sorghum is used in food products such as breads, cookies, and cakes as well in some beverages. Sorghum is known for its high nutritional value, due to which sorghum bread is very popular in countries like India. Lower quality sorghum is used as cattle feed in United States, Australia, Mexico and Japan.