The drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon is already causing losses of 20% in corn and bean crops in El Salvador.
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El Salvador is experiencing significant agricultural losses in its current farming cycle due to drought conditions driven by the El Niño phenomenon. According to Luis Treminio, president of the Salvadoran Association of Small and Medium Producers, the lack of water has resulted in a 20 percent loss in the cultivation of essential staple crops, specifically impacting the harvest of corn and beans.
The dry conditions have resulted in quantifiable damages to the nation's food production, totaling losses of 2,394,000 quintals of corn and 78,000 quintals of beans. These agricultural setbacks highlight the severe vulnerability of regional food security and local farming sectors to extreme weather patterns and climate variability associated with El Niño.
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