# New crop insurance option for 2023 irrigated sorghum available now

> Starting in 2023, irrigated sorghum growers in select Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas counties can buy a new USDA RMA pilot crop insurance option. The article says current transitional yields disadvantage sorghum relative to corn in insurance calculations. The program is aimed at encouraging irrigated sorghum production.

- Date: 2023-01-30 · published 2023-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37854-new-crop-insurance-option-for-2023-irrigated-sorghum-available-now
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Better insurance coverage could encourage more irrigated sorghum acres over time, adding supply that could cap sorghum prices.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/new-crop-insurance-option-for-2023-irrigated-sorghum-available-now

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