# Agroclimatic information helps prepare for El Niño in Central America

> CIAT is developing an agroclimatic bulletin to help Central American farmers prepare for El Niño-related climate variability. The article cites expected problems including water scarcity for crops, livestock feed shortages and higher forest-fire risk in Guatemala. The project is funded by IFAD under the CGIAR climate program.

- Date: 2019-05-02 · published 2019-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Central America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59010-agroclimatic-information-helps-prepare-for-el-nino-in-central-america
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The effect is regional and mostly about adaptation planning rather than global supply. Central American maize and feed demand could tighten if drought develops, but the impact on world prices is minor.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-10-06 | [How to prepare for an El Niño winter \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62472-how-to-prepare-for-an-el-nino-winter-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-02-17 | [Climate Prediction Center: La Niña Likely to Fade, El Niño May Develop by Summer - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20522-climate-prediction-center-la-nina-likely-to-fade-el-nino-may-develop-by-summer.md) | -1.0% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2018-07-25 | [Odds are El Niño, precipitation will return](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63942-odds-are-el-nino-precipitation-will-return.md) | +3.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2016-11-30 | [La Niña Outlook, Impacts for Winter 2016–17 \| News \| National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73772-la-nina-outlook-impacts-for-winter-2016-17-news-national-centers-for.md) | +4.0% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2018-12-05 | [Agrometeorological applications to predict the influence of climate on crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61501-agrometeorological-applications-to-predict-the-influence-of-climate-on-crops.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- ccafs.cgiar.org: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/news/agroclimatic-information-helps-prepare-el-nino-central-america

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