Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4.0 was the SSTA anomaly in the Niño 3 region for the week centered on September 30, 2026; the SST value was 29.0.
5.3 was the SSTA anomaly in the Niño 1+2 region for the week centered on September 30, 2026; the SST value was 26.1.
For the period September 21 to October 18, 2026, Costa Rica's National Meteorological Institute (IMN) forecasts below-normal rainfall across the Pacific slope, Central Valley, and Northwestern Zone, driven by trade winds unusually stronger than typical for this time of year - an atypical pattern consistent with the rainfall deficit El Nino has been driving across Central America during 2026. The C...
For the week of October 12-18, 2026, Costa Rica's National Meteorological Institute (IMN) forecasts a generalization of dry conditions nationwide: the Pacific, Caribbean, Northern Zone, Central Valley, and Northwestern Zone would all see below-normal rainfall, with the forecast's uncertainty level rated as high.
1,513 emergencies were handled by the CONRED System in Guatemala during the 2026 rainy season.
413 floods were recorded during the 2026 rainy season, making them the most frequently reported event among the 1,513 emergencies handled by the CONRED System.
194,176 people throughout Guatemala were affected by emergencies handled during the 2026 rainy season.
The share of the United States and Puerto Rico in drought grew by 12.2 percentage points over the past month, reaching 49.77% as of September 15, 2026 (59.37% across the Lower 48 states); the affected population grew 11.2% over the same period, to 103.5 million people, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Flash drought continues to worsen across the Southern Plains and the Lower Mississippi River Basin, and this week began affecting parts of the Southeastern United States as well, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor (week of September 9-15, 2026). Conditions improved in the Midwest and showed little change in the West.
As of September 1, 2026, 49.51% of the United States and Puerto Rico was in drought (59.05% across the Lower 48 states), according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Drought conditions worsened that week across the south-central United States and along the North Dakota-South Dakota-Minnesota border area.
