Nicaragua

Main cycles of maize and sorghum are normally in harvesting stage in September. Maize and beans (second cycle) and the second cycle of sorghum are in the sowing stage. Rice in the highlands is in the vegetation stage. Precipitation in the last month has been normal in all cropping areas favoring cycles in the sowing and vegetation stage. Vegetation conditions as of September 20th were normal in most cropping areas except for Rio San Juan where a fourth of the cropland shows poor vegetation activity. Rainfall forecast until the end of October is above normal for all areas (Copernicus C3S Multimodel). FEWSNET has estimated that between 0.1 and 0.25 million will require urgent food assistance in September 2024 (FEWSNET September 2024).