Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
5 times the forecast amount was reached by rainfall in the Iguazú River basin, raising its contribution from 1,500 m³/s to 9,000 m³/s.
19,000 m³/s was contributed by Itaipú to the flow reaching Yacyretá, together with 9,000 m³/s from the Iguazú River basin.
The IMN forecasts below-normal rainfall across Costa Rica from October 12 to November 8, 2026; from October 26 the deficit intensifies in the Central Pacific, North Pacific, and Central Valley (North Pacific: 1 to 70 mm per week).
More than 70 days of rainfall deficit associated with El Niño have persisted in Haiti, reducing soil moisture and causing crop losses, especially maize.
1.69 was the Relative Oceanic Niño Index (RONI) anomaly value for the July-August-September (JAS) rolling season of 2026.
6.75 m could be reached by the Uruguay River at Paysandú around October 11; when the report was issued, it stood at 5.96 m, was rising at 1 cm per hour and had a safety level of 6.00 m.
19,000 m³/s to 18,000 m³/s was the estimated range of the average daily flow released by the Salto Grande dam, according to its joint technical commission.
6.44 m was the Uruguay River level at Bella Unión, 0.14 m above the 6.30 m safety level and rising at 2 cm per hour.
154 incident reports were logged and verified in Saint Vincent between October 6 and 8, 2026: 74 involving flooding, 37 involving landslides or rockfalls, and 18 involving retaining-wall failures.
In the week ending October 6, 2026, 41 US states experienced moderate (D1) to exceptional (D4) drought.
