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Between 2.0 and 2.49 million people will need food assistance in Guatemala from June to September 2026, reaching the upper end of the range between July and August as food stocks decline, income sources decrease and dependence on food purchases intensifies. From October 2026 to January 2027, the population in need is expected to decline to between 1.5 and 1.99 million.
FEWS NET (2026)
FEWS NET. (2026). Reduced rainfall, high temperatures and market dependence maintain Crisis: Guatemala Food Security Outlook, June 2026-January 2027. https://fews.net/latin-america-and-caribbean/guatemala/food-security-outlook/june-2026
Latin America and the Caribbean require US$33 million to take action and protect 1.1 million people from the anticipated effects of El Niño, including those related to food security. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (2026). Preparándose para El Niño: la FAO y el WFP lanzan un llamamiento conjunto para proteger a 8,8 millones de personas de fenómenos meteorológicos extremos.
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura
In 2023, the average per capita availability of aquatic foods (blue foods) in Latin America was 10.1 kg. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (2026). América Latina y el Caribe registra un superávit comercial de 21.000 millones de dólares en animales acuáticos.
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura
It increased by 2.6% compared to the level of April 2026. It averaged 114.3 points in May 2026. The increase reflected lower expected harvests in major exporters, and higher fuel and fertilizer costs. (FAO, 2026).
FAO, 2026
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura
It decreased by 0.2% compared to the revised level of April 2026. It averaged 130.8 points in May 2026. (FAO, 2026).
FAO, 2026
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura
It increased by 6.6% compared to the level in April 2026. It averaged 95.1 points in May 2026. (FAO, 2026). The increase is due to a possible shortage of supplies in the coming months (a possible lower sugar production in Brazil and possible effects of El Niño on sugar production in India and Thailand in 2026/27).
FAO, 2026
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura
10 billion people will need to be fed through technologies that enable more food to be produced at a lower cost.
The Economist (2026)
The Economist. (2026, June 4). Feeding 10 billion people will require new technology. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/04/feeding-10-billion-people-will-require-new-technology
The sector that includes agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing employed 3.2 million people in the country during April 2026. (Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria de Colombia, 2026)
Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria de Colombia. (2026). Desempleo rural en Colombia alcanzó en abril la tasa más baja de los últimos ocho años con un 6.4%
Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria de Colombia
US$9 billion was allocated to new research aimed at increasing agricultural yields, compared with US$2.5 billion in 2016.
The Economist (2026)
The Economist. (2026, June 4). Feeding 10 billion people will require new technology. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/04/feeding-10-billion-people-will-require-new-technology
742,606 hectares in Ecuador contain temporary crops (rice, peas, broccoli, barley, corn, potatoes, quinoa, soybeans, wheat, cassava, and others). (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2026).
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026). Panorama agroestadístico - Mayo 2026.
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de Ecuador
