Colombia

The main cycle of rice concluded the harvesting stage with favorable prospects. Minor cycles of maize and rice are in the sowing stage this month. Cumulated rainfall in the last three months has been below average in key producing areas of Valle del Cauca and Tolima and as a result vegetation activity is poor in large cropland areas of these departments. Normal to above normal rainfall is forecast until the end of October in the western half part of the country where most croplands are concentrated. In the rest of the country, below normal rainfall forecast would mainly have a negative impact on rangelands (Copernicus C3S Multimodel). Colombia has been identified as a major food crisis country in the last edition of the Global Report on Food Crisis (GRFC 2024). The same report identifies weather extremes as one primary driver of acute food insecurity in the country.