Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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.
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.
16.80 inches of rainfall were recorded over six months at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport station, roughly 50% of normal and the third-driest such period since records began.
25.8 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean face the consequences of El Niño, including floods, droughts, risk of malnutrition, exposure to disease and limited access to basic services.
2.5% was the cumulative decline in Nicaragua's agricultural activity during the first half of 2026, amid a rainfall deficit associated with the El Niño phenomenon that affected subsistence and agro-industrial crops.
J$60 million in additional funding was allocated to RADA to build water catchment points in 25 high-yield farming areas.
In response to drought-related pasture reductions, Honduras is allocating more than 20 million lempiras through the Livestock Production Incentive Program to support animal feeding during dry months. Water retention works and small dams are also planned to store water for human consumption, livestock and irrigation.
2.82 million gallons of water were trucked free of charge by the NIC to farmers, while RADA delivered 1,900 loads of water across eight priority parishes.
19 people, mostly women farmers, operate the Community Hydroclimatic Monitoring Network in southern Ahuachapán, El Salvador; during Tropical Storm Julia, an alert issued after more than six hours of rain enabled vulnerable families to evacuate two hours before the rivers overflowed, with no loss of life.
Many dugouts in Manitoba are approximately 100% full, recharged by frequent rainfall that maintains good water quality. Pasture regrowth has been exceptional, allowing producers to extend the grazing season into the fall.
