
A WMO-led multi-agency report says Africa faces growing heat, drought risk to major cereal crops, and a wetter Sahel. It cites recent floods, desert locust invasions and a looming La Niña-linked drought.
Drought threats to African cereal production could raise import demand for wheat and maize, though the effect on global prices is likely modest.
After 1,465 past bullish weather events, Corn moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.9%), and +0.9% over 20.
After 1,072 past bullish weather events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.3%), and +0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.