# GEOGLAM CROP MONITOR SPECIAL ALERTS - SOUTHERN AFRICA EL NIñO INDUCED DROUGHT - GEOGLAM - Group on Earth Observations Global Agriculture Monitoring

> GEOGLAM issued a special alert on El Niño-induced drought in Southern Africa, citing a record dry spell of over 50 days from late January to early March. Crop failures occurred in central and southern areas, and States of Emergency were declared in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

- Date: 2024-04-08 · published 2024-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Southern Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30652-geoglam-crop-monitor-special-alerts-southern-africa-el-nino-induced-drought
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Widespread crop failure in a major maize-importing region raises regional import demand, supporting global maize prices as buyers source supplies from outside the region.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-23 | [FAO/GIEWS Special Alert No. 352: Southern Africa El Niño-linked drought to cause cereal production declines and spur a surge in import needs, 23 April 2024 - Mozambique \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30654-fao-giews-special-alert-no-352-southern-africa-el-nino-linked-drought-to-cause.md) | -0.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2023-11-30 | [Special Reports (202311) — GEOGLAM Crop Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33100-special-reports-202311-geoglam-crop-monitor.md) | +3.6% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Southern Africa drought: Impacts on maize production \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30648-southern-africa-drought-impacts-on-maize-production-ifpri.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-11-13 | [Ongoing El Nino forecast to bring dry conditions in Southern Africa, SE Asia, Central America and wet conditions in Eastern Africa - Agroportal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33103-ongoing-el-nino-forecast-to-bring-dry-conditions-in-southern-africa-se-asia.md) | -0.5% | -1.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- geoglam.org: https://geoglam.org/geoglam-crop-monitor-special-alerts-southern-africa-el-nino-induced-drought/

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