# PhilRice develops climate-smart maps to guide farmers in planting decisions

> The Philippine Rice Research Institute has released Vulnerability Risk Assessment maps to guide planting during El Niño-induced dry spells. The color-coded maps rate drought exposure, crop sensitivity and adaptive capacity, and recommend shifts to less water-intensive crops in high-risk areas.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T15:40:57.565Z
- Category: weather · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78023-philrice-develops-climate-smart-maps-to-guide-farmers-in-planting-decisions
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Planting adjustments and crop switches in drought-prone Philippine areas could modestly reduce rice output, a small supply risk for Asian rice markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-30 | [Late planting grain sorghum could provide farmers opportunity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59156-late-planting-grain-sorghum-could-provide-farmers-opportunity.md) | -0.9% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Farmers in S. Brazil Have Started Planting Their 2023/24 Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13632-farmers-in-s-brazil-have-started-planting-their-2023-24-corn.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +3.6% | +25.3% |
| CORN | 2023-01-23 | [Safrinha Corn Planting in Mato Grosso Off to a Slow Start](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13672-safrinha-corn-planting-in-mato-grosso-off-to-a-slow-start.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2018-11-21 | [Brazilian farmers in Mato Grosso satisfied with the soybean planting progress — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61883-brazilian-farmers-in-mato-grosso-satisfied-with-the-soybean-planting-progress.md) | -0.3% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +0.1% | +12.3% |
| SOY | 2018-11-21 | [Brazilian farmers in Mato Grosso satisfied with the soybean planting progress — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61883-brazilian-farmers-in-mato-grosso-satisfied-with-the-soybean-planting-progress.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2019-02-19 | [Maryland Today \| Growing Climate Risks to Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60452-maryland-today-growing-climate-risks-to-crops.md) | +0.5% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- bworldonline.com: https://bworldonline.com/economy/2026/11/03/791193/philrice-develops-climate-smart-maps-to-guide-farmers-in-planting-decisions/

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