# GIEWS Country Brief: Philippines 16-November-2016 - Philippines | ReliefWeb

> Typhoons Sarika and Haima struck central and northern Luzon in October 2016, affecting about 400,000 hectares of paddy, maize and high-value crops. Estimated agricultural damage is about USD 234 million, with rice hit hardest, though the overall cereal impact is expected to be limited.

- Date: 2016-11-16 · published 2016-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12240-giews-country-brief-philippines-16-november-2016-philippines-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Philippine cereal import requirements remain high, supporting import demand for rice and maize. Stable domestic rice prices limit the price impact.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-08-09 | [GIEWS Country Brief: India - Reference Date: 9-August-2019 - India \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57544-giews-country-brief-india-reference-date-9-august-2019-india-reliefweb.md) | -0.3% | +3.0% |
| RICE | 2024-03-27 | [DSWD DROMIC Report #12 on the Effects of El Niño as of 27 March 2024, 6PM - Philippines \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31127-dswd-dromic-report-12-on-the-effects-of-el-nino-as-of-27-march-2024-6pm.md) | -1.7% | +14.3% |
| RICE | 2023-01-06 | [Pakistan: 2022 Monsoon Floods - Situation Report No. 13 (As of 6 January 2023) - Pakistan \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12188-pakistan-2022-monsoon-floods-situation-report-no-13-as-of-6-january-2023.md) | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| RICE | 2026-05-29 | [WMO: El Niño/La Niña Update (May 2026) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18730-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-may-2026-world-reliefweb.md) | -4.1% | +1.3% |
| RICE | 2017-05-31 | [U.S. rice prices could be headed higher in 2017-18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71084-u-s-rice-prices-could-be-headed-higher-in-2017-18.md) | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-10-09 | [GIEWS Country Brief: Namibia 09-October-2024 - Namibia \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27779-giews-country-brief-namibia-09-october-2024-namibia-reliefweb.md) | -3.3% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2023-10-18 | [GIEWS Country Brief: Zimbabwe 18-October-2023 - Zimbabwe \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33552-giews-country-brief-zimbabwe-18-october-2023-zimbabwe-reliefweb.md) | +1.9% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2023-07-14 | [GIEWS Country Brief: Guatemala 14-July-2023 - Guatemala \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5096-giews-country-brief-guatemala-14-july-2023-guatemala-reliefweb.md) | -6.9% | -11.1% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/giews-country-brief-philippines-16-november-2016

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