# GIEWS Country Brief: Namibia 09-October-2024 - Namibia | ReliefWeb

> A GIEWS country brief for Namibia forecasts a poor 2024/25 rainfall outlook, with below-average rain likely in key northern areas from November to March. The 2023/24 cereal harvest was about a third below the five-year average after El Niño-linked drought.

- Date: 2024-10-09 · published 2024-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Namibia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27779-giews-country-brief-namibia-09-october-2024-namibia-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Namibia is a small import market, so rising cereal import needs add modest regional demand for maize and wheat. Global price effects are minimal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2016-11-16 | [GIEWS Country Brief: Philippines 16-November-2016 - Philippines \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12240-giews-country-brief-philippines-16-november-2016-philippines-reliefweb.md) | +2.5% | +3.3% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2026-10-02 | [2026 - 2027 El Niño: Special Report (October 2, 2026 ) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17049-2026-2027-el-nino-special-report-october-2-2026-world-reliefweb.md) | -1.0% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2026-09-02 | [Global Seasonal Climate Update - Target season: September-October-November 2026 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17394-global-seasonal-climate-update-target-season-september-october-november-2026.md) | -1.0% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-21 | [GIEWS Country Brief: Morocco 21-July-2022 - Morocco \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40818-giews-country-brief-morocco-21-july-2022-morocco-reliefweb.md) | -11.0% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-02 | [2026 - 2027 El Niño: Special Report (October 2, 2026 ) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17049-2026-2027-el-nino-special-report-october-2-2026-world-reliefweb.md) | -3.2% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-02 | [Global Seasonal Climate Update - Target season: September-October-November 2026 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17394-global-seasonal-climate-update-target-season-september-october-november-2026.md) | +1.0% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/namibia/giews-country-brief-namibia-09-october-2024

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