Honduras: Food Security Outlook Update - Erratic rainfall and above-average input costs mark outset of agricultural season, April - September 2026

Country: Honduras Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Key Messages In April and May, most of Honduras is experiencing Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes, with pockets of poor households facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes, particularly in the Dry Corridor. Most poor rural households have limited to no food stocks and are increasingly reliant on markets during the lean season, while above‑average food prices and transportation costs are constraining purchasing power. Labor demand is seasonally low following the completion of the coffee and sugarcane harvests, limiting income for poor households. While most poor households are able to meet their food needs, they are struggling to cover essential non-food needs and are engaging in various coping strategies to do so. From June to September, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to emerge in the Dry Corridor as the lean season peaks. During this period, poor rural households will remain highly dependent on market purchases amid above-average prices while awaiting the primera harvest. This year, primera is expected to be delayed and the harvest is likely to be below average for smallholder farmers due to erratic and below-average rainfall, above‑average temperatures, and a prolonged, and more intense canícula dry spell. The poor weather forecast is also likely to reduce labor demand for staple grain production, negatively impacting household income. While most areas outside of the Dry Corridor will remain Stressed (IPC Phase 2), a growing portion of poor rural households are expected to face food consumption gaps or employ the use of negative coping strategies to meet their minimum food needs. Fuel price increases related to global supply chain disruptions are driving...

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