Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
In Saskatchewan (Canada), 31% of 2026 hard red spring wheat graded 1 CW, versus 52% on the five-year average and 61% on the 10-year average, due to variable rainfall, wet conditions, and pests.
In Honduras, El Niño-related rainfall deficits reduce 2026 harvests and farm incomes. Insufficient imports are tightening maize supplies.
COP 10 million per hectare is the cost threshold exceeded by rice production in La Guajira, where low yields reduce its economic viability.
As of September 28, 2026, droughts, cyclones, heavy rainfall and flooding affected rice crops and yields in Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar and Cambodia.
9.6% is the projected growth in MERCOSUR cereal and oilseed planted area by 2036, while an increasing share of output growth would depend on improved yields and productivity.
18.7% is the projected growth in MERCOSUR cereal and oilseed production by 2036 under the scenario presented in the bloc's third Outlook.
More than 4,100 farms implement Livestock NAMA measures in Costa Rica through technologies that increase productivity and producers' income.
Canada's oat production will fall 22.7% year over year in 2026, to 3.0 million tonnes - the steepest percentage decline among the country's major field crops - driven by both lower harvested area and lower yields, according to Statistics Canada's satellite-based estimates released September 16, 2026.
Nearly 60% of Alberta's major crops were rated in good to excellent condition at the end of August 2026, according to provincial reports cited by Statistics Canada, amid variable precipitation across the Canadian Prairies during the growing season.
Canada's total wheat production will fall 10.9% year over year in 2026, to 36.1 million tonnes, driven by a smaller harvested area (-5.6%, to 24.8 million acres) and lower yields (-5.6%, to 53.6 bushels per acre), according to Statistics Canada's satellite-based estimates released September 16, 2026.
