# Crop Monitor for Early Warning | No. 46 – February 2020 - World | ReliefWeb

> The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (No. 46) reports that southern Africa has concerns over main-season maize and sorghum due to dry conditions from poor October to December rains and below-average February forecasts. Yields in East Africa and Southeast Asia were mixed or average, with flood and drought damage noted.

- Date: 2020-02-06 · published 2020-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Southern Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54520-crop-monitor-for-early-warning-no-46-february-2020-world-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness in southern Africa's maize and sorghum belt could cut regional supplies and lift prices for feed grains that buyers source from the region.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-05-25 | [Drought Early Warning Update for the Midwest U.S. \| May 25, 2023 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13275-drought-early-warning-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-may-25-2023-drought-gov.md) | -4.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-06-16 | [Drought Early Warning Update for the Midwest U.S. \| June 16, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13350-drought-early-warning-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-june-16-2022-drought-gov.md) | -1.5% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-06-27 | [EU Crop Monitor MARS lowers forecasts for wheat, barley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70430-eu-crop-monitor-mars-lowers-forecasts-for-wheat-barley.md) | +4.8% | +2.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/crop-monitor-early-warning-no-46-february-2020

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