# ZARC of corn with brachiaria published for Piauí and Maranhão - Revista Cultivar

> Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture published ZARC climate-risk zoning ordinances allowing corn intercropped with brachiaria to be planted in Piauí and Maranhão for the 2019/2020 harvest, making these crops eligible for insurance. The zoning was approved via ordinances dated December 17, 2019.

- Date: 2020-01-28 · published 2020-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54918-zarc-of-corn-with-brachiaria-published-for-piaui-and-maranhao-revista-cultivar
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Insurance eligibility may encourage planting of intercropped corn in northeast Brazil, a small addition to domestic feed grain supply with negligible price effect.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-10-16 | [BB Seguros launches billing insurance for off-season corn - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56408-bb-seguros-launches-billing-insurance-for-off-season-corn-revista-cultivar.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |
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| CORN | 2021-01-22 | [Column: Biden should revisit China trade deal to weed out problem spots for U.S. agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49010-column-biden-should-revisit-china-trade-deal-to-weed-out-problem-spots-for-u-s.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- revistacultivar.com: https://revistacultivar.com/news/published-risk-zoning-of-corn-with-brachiaria-for-Piaui-and-Maranh%C3%A3o

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