# Irrigated sorghum now insurable | Lamb County Leader-News

> The USDA Risk Management Agency has made irrigated grain sorghum insurable through a modification to the ARPI program, effective for the 2023 crop year. Coverage applies in select counties in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, using irrigated corn as a proxy crop.

- Date: 2023-02-08 · published 2023-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37387-irrigated-sorghum-now-insurable-lamb-county-leader-news
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Better insurance coverage for irrigated sorghum may encourage producers to keep acreage in the crop, supporting future supply. The effect on prices is limited in the near term because the change mainly affects risk management.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-04-29 | [Native Corn Is Now Protected Under Mexico’s Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53598-native-corn-is-now-protected-under-mexico-s-law.md) | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-12-06 | [USDA RMA Announces Continued Improvements To Sorghum Crop Insurance - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32766-usda-rma-announces-continued-improvements-to-sorghum-crop-insurance-morning-ag.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [Farmers May Need Emergency Market Aid, Ag Leaders Say \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23307-farmers-may-need-emergency-market-aid-ag-leaders-say-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2017-10-13 | [AgroPages-Record Soy carryover in Argentina expected to pressure prices-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68306-agropages-record-soy-carryover-in-argentina-expected-to-pressure-prices.md) | -0.4% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2018-01-18 | [RINs part of a political battle of renewable fuels – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66864-rins-part-of-a-political-battle-of-renewable-fuels-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country.md) | +0.7% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- lambcountyleadernews.com: https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/irrigated-sorghum-now-insurable

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