# GIEWS Country Brief: Guatemala 14-July-2023 - Guatemala | ReliefWeb

> Dry, hot weather linked to El Nino is damaging the 2023 main-season maize crop in Guatemala's northern producing departments of Peten and Alta Verapaz. The seasonal output is forecast to be below average, and cereal import needs are expected to stay high in 2023/24.

- Date: 2023-07-14 · published 2023-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Guatemala · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5096-giews-country-brief-guatemala-14-july-2023-guatemala-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller Guatemalan maize crop will increase reliance on imported corn and raise demand for feed grains. The effect on global prices is limited given the country's modest size.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: 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 | 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 | 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 | 2020-02-06 | [Crop Monitor for Early Warning \| No. 46 – February 2020 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54520-crop-monitor-for-early-warning-no-46-february-2020-world-reliefweb.md) | -0.4% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2021-05-14 | [Morning Market Review for May 14, 2021 - Morrow County Grain Growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12362-morning-market-review-for-may-14-2021-morrow-county-grain-growers.md) | -3.9% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/guatemala/giews-country-brief-guatemala-14-july-2023

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