# Erratic weather patterns in the Central American Dry Corridor leave 1.4 million people in urgent need of food assistance

> FAO and WFP say prolonged drought and heavy rain have destroyed more than half of maize and bean crops for subsistence farmers in the Central American Dry Corridor. They are requesting US$72 million for food assistance for 2019.

- Date: 2019-04-26 · published 2019-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Central America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59512-erratic-weather-patterns-in-the-central-american-dry-corridor-leave-1-4-million
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Crop losses in the Dry Corridor raise local maize import demand and keep white maize prices high. The scale is regional, so the effect on global corn and soymeal prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-03-16 | [Weather woes persist for South American row crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47964-weather-woes-persist-for-south-american-row-crops-grain-central.md) | +11.3% | +13.1% |
| CORN | 2018-08-24 | [FAO and WFP concerned about the impact of drought on the most vulnerable in Central America - El Salvador \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63457-fao-and-wfp-concerned-about-the-impact-of-drought-on-the-most-vulnerable-in.md) | -0.9% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-02-22 | [Dry weather concerns extend from South America into North America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48467-dry-weather-concerns-extend-from-south-america-into-north-america.md) | +1.6% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2023-11-13 | [Ongoing El Nino forecast to bring dry conditions in Southern Africa, SE Asia, Central America and wet conditions in Eastern Africa - Agroportal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33103-ongoing-el-nino-forecast-to-bring-dry-conditions-in-southern-africa-se-asia.md) | -0.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2026-10-07 | [El Niño weather extremes worsen food security in East Africa and Central America and threaten next season crops in Southern Africa and South America - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17047-el-nino-weather-extremes-worsen-food-security-in-east-africa-and-central.md) | -2.4% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/Erratic-weather-patterns-in-the-Central-American-Dry-Corridor-leave-1-4-million-people-in-urgent-need-of-food-assistance/en

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