# DROUGHT AND TWO WARS CREATE GRAIN SHORTAGE: On the brink of global famine

> An opinion piece warns that the Russia-Ukraine war, the Strait of Hormuz blockade and heatwaves could create a global grain shortage that peaks next year. It adds that an intense El Niño could bring extremely dry conditions to key farming regions.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:31:03.207Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34579-drought-and-two-wars-create-grain-shortage-on-the-brink-of-global-famine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected losses in major grain exporters and possible El Niño drought would tighten wheat and corn supplies and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-29 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat in the Grips of Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13276-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-in-the-grips-of-drought-agweb.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-28 | [Global grain prices on the move \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61168-global-grain-prices-on-the-move-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-23 | [Canadian farmers face drought threat as global wheat, canola prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42232-canadian-farmers-face-drought-threat-as-global-wheat-canola-prices-soar.md) | +1.3% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-26 | [Droughts, Ukraine war push global grain stocks toward worrying decade low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39505-droughts-ukraine-war-push-global-grain-stocks-toward-worrying-decade-low.md) | +0.6% | -10.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-26 | [Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54518-why-drought-busting-rain-depends-on-the-tropical-oceans-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2023-05-29 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat in the Grips of Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13276-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-in-the-grips-of-drought-agweb.md) | -4.6% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2023-06-22 | [Central US drought intensifies, threatening grains and soy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9769-central-us-drought-intensifies-threatening-grains-and-soy-reuters.md) | -8.7% | -14.9% |
| CORN | 2024-06-25 | [A Tale Of Two Crops: Farmers Struggle Against Flooding And Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13178-a-tale-of-two-crops-farmers-struggle-against-flooding-and-drought-agweb.md) | -4.9% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- monitor.co.me: https://www.monitor.co.me/drought-and-two-wars-create-grain-shortage-on-the-brink-of-global-famine/

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