# FAO and WFP concerned about the impact of drought on the most vulnerable in Central America - El Salvador | ReliefWeb

> FAO and WFP warn that June and July drought in Central America has destroyed about 281,000 hectares of maize and beans across Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, affecting more than 2 million people. They also warn a possible El Niño before end-2018 could worsen food insecurity.

- Date: 2018-08-24 · published 2018-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Central America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63457-fao-and-wfp-concerned-about-the-impact-of-drought-on-the-most-vulnerable-in
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses in Central American staple crops mainly affect local food supply and import needs, so the price effect on global feed grains is small, though higher regional maize and bean imports could add modest demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-23 | [FAO/GIEWS Special Alert No. 352: Southern Africa El Niño-linked drought to cause cereal production declines and spur a surge in import needs, 23 April 2024 - Mozambique \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30654-fao-giews-special-alert-no-352-southern-africa-el-nino-linked-drought-to-cause.md) | -0.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2026-09-04 | [El Niño drives crop failure in Central America and East Africa and threatens the next season in Southern Africa, East Africa, Western South America, and Southeast Asia - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17395-el-nino-drives-crop-failure-in-central-america-and-east-africa-and-threatens.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-01-11 | [The heat is on in South America - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43043-the-heat-is-on-in-south-america-grain-central.md) | -2.8% | +4.1% |
| 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 | 2018-04-25 | [Addressing the Impact of Prolonged Drought on Farm Program Yields \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65368-addressing-the-impact-of-prolonged-drought-on-farm-program-yields-farm-bureau.md) | +2.4% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/el-salvador/fao-and-wfp-concerned-about-impact-drought-most-vulnerable-central-america

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