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Impact of frost on crops in the highlands (PE)

26/03/2026 Go to Evidence

During the 2025-2026 agricultural season in the Peruvian highlands, the frosts of February 2026 affected between 50% and 100% of the quinoa, potato, and forage crops, with variable development, from good to fair. (National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru, 2026).

Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú. (2026). Senamhi impulsa foro binacional Perú–Bolivia para analizar el comportamiento climático 2025–2026 en el Altiplano.

Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú (SENHAMI)

Fall in European production

23/03/2026 Go to Evidence

European ammonia production is 19% below 2019 levels (Plataforma Tierra, 2026).

Plataforma Tierra. (2026). El mercado mundial de fertilizantes en 2026: geopolítica y tensiones en la oferta. https://www.plataformatierra.es/mercados/mercado-mundial-fertilizantes-2026-geopolitica

Plataforma Tierra. (2026

European dependence on Russia

23/03/2026 Go to Evidence

21.9% of European imports of nitrogen fertilizers came from Russia and Belarus in 2025 (Plataforma Tierra, 2026).

Plataforma Tierra. (2026). El mercado mundial de fertilizantes en 2026: geopolítica y tensiones en la oferta. https://www.plataformatierra.es/mercados/mercado-mundial-fertilizantes-2026-geopolitica

Plataforma Tierra. (2026)

Origin of ammonia in the EU

23/03/2026 Go to Evidence

26.5% of the European Union's ammonia imports originate from Russia (Plataforma Tierra, 2026).

Plataforma Tierra. (2026). El mercado mundial de fertilizantes en 2026: geopolítica y tensiones en la oferta. https://www.plataformatierra.es/mercados/mercado-mundial-fertilizantes-2026-geopolitica

Plataforma Tierra. (2026)

Impact of CBAM on costs

23/03/2026 Go to Evidence

10%–20% is the increase in the cost of ammonia imports in the EU due to the CBAM mechanism (Earth Platform, 2026).

Plataforma Tierra. (2026). El mercado mundial de fertilizantes en 2026: geopolítica y tensiones en la oferta. https://www.plataformatierra.es/mercados/mercado-mundial-fertilizantes-2026-geopolitica

Plataforma Tierra. (2026)

Possible impact of El Niño on GDP (Peru)

20/03/2026 Go to Evidence

It is estimated that the effects of a weak coastal El Niño in Peru could subtract 0.1 percentage points from the growth of economic activity in 2026. (Central Reserve Bank of Peru, 2026).

Banco Central de Reserva del Perú. (20 de marzo de 2026). Reporte de inflación - Marzo 2026.

Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Maize yields rise 25%

04/03/2026 Go to Evidence

25% was the yield increase achieved in maize crops across 25 states during 2025, with technical support and agroecological practices from Farmer Field Schools.

Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (2026)

Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural. (2026, 4 de marzo). Impulsa Agricultura transición agroecológica; aumentan 25 % los rendimientos del maíz con las Escuelas de Campo. Gobierno de México. https://www.gob.mx/agricultura/prensa/impulsa-agricultura-transicion-agroecologica-aumentan-25-los-rendimientos-del-maiz-con-las-escuelas-de-campo

Change of land use

02/03/2026 Go to Evidence

6% of global land use change is attributed individually to countries such as Russia, India, China, and the United States (Kan et al., 2026).

Kan, S., Levy, S. A., Mazur, E., Samberg, L., Persson, U. M., Sloat, L., Segovia, A. L. R., Parente, L., & Kastner, T. (2026). Overlooked and overexploited: Extensive conversion of grasslands and wetlands driven by global food, feed, and bioenergy demand. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(9), e2521183123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2521183123

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)

Growth in agricultural production in Peru

Peru's agricultural production grew by 5.64% in January 2026 compared to the same month the previous year, driven by an increase in the area under cultivation and favorable weather conditions.

Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INEI (2026). Informe Técnico: Producción Nacional N° 3, Enero 2026

Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática del Perú (INEI)

Ecosystem conversion

01/03/2026 Go to Evidence

13% of the global conversion of natural ecosystems is concentrated in Brazil, the country with the highest recorded proportion (Kan et al., 2026).

Kan, S., Levy, S. A., Mazur, E., Samberg, L., Persson, U. M., Sloat, L., Segovia, A. L. R., Parente, L., & Kastner, T. (2026). Overlooked and overexploited: Extensive conversion of grasslands and wetlands driven by global food, feed, and bioenergy demand. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(9), e2521183123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2521183123

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)