# Floods in Somalia, False Starts in Kenya: FEWS NET Maps an Uneven East African Season

> FEWS NET's November 13 East Africa Seasonal Monitor reports June–September rainfall at 45–90% of average and Kenyan maize yield deficits near 28%, with losses up to 43% in high-potential counties. Heavy October rain pushed the Shabelle River at Jowhar close to bankfull, while the strong El Niño is expected to peak around December 2026.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T00:05:48.352Z
- Category: weather · region East Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100137-floods-in-somalia-false-starts-in-kenya-fews-net-maps-an-uneven-east-african
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Kenyan maize losses add to East African import needs and could lift regional corn and feed demand. Strengthening El Niño raises risk of weather disruption to other origins, supporting feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-07 | [El Niño weather extremes worsen food security in East Africa and Central America and threaten next season crops in Southern Africa and South America - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17047-el-nino-weather-extremes-worsen-food-security-in-east-africa-and-central.md) | -2.4% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2026-09-04 | [El Niño drives crop failure in Central America and East Africa and threatens the next season in Southern Africa, East Africa, Western South America, and Southeast Asia - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17395-el-nino-drives-crop-failure-in-central-america-and-east-africa-and-threatens.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-10-22 | [Floods and drought stricken corn on the same farms - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62379-floods-and-drought-stricken-corn-on-the-same-farms-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2024-03-25 | [Slow start for Ukraine's 2025-26 agri-exports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14319-slow-start-for-ukraine-s-2025-26-agri-exports-latest-market-news.md) | -4.9% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-09-30 | [Planting season underway in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13700-planting-season-underway-in-south-america.md) | +1.0% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- elnino.news: https://elnino.news/news/east-africa-uneven-sond-rains-fewsnet/

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