Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
75% is the estimated decline in October cocoa production at a Naranjito farm due to earlier drought conditions; three of its four production areas had no fruit.
US$450 per 5,000 gallons is the cost of delivered water for producers in the U.S. Virgin Islands, while hay is offered at US$30 to US$35 per bale during the drought.
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.
92% of water service was restored within 48 hours after the tropical wave; 60,000 imperial gallons of water were also distributed, and the estimated repair cost reached EC$100,000.
As of October 7, 2026, approximately 101.9 million people in the United States were affected by drought conditions.
As of October 5, 2026, 19% of pastures, 13% of hayland, and 9% of cropland in Saskatchewan (Canada) had short topsoil moisture; in the southwest, 22% of cropland.
157.8 mm of rainfall accumulated in Majorca over 24 hours, more than double every other monitoring station; peak one-hour intensity reached 52.6 mm at 2:00 a.m. on October 6, 2026.
As of October 7, 2026, 55.21% of the contiguous United States was experiencing drought conditions.
From October 5 to 11, 2026, every region of Costa Rica is forecast to receive below-normal rainfall. The IMN estimates an extreme-event probability of about 20%, although it reports high uncertainty for this final week of the outlook.
Rainfall deficits of 60 to 200 mm are forecast across parts of Guatemala during October 2026.
