Honduras Faces Food Crisis in Dry Corridor and Gulf of Fonseca Amid Low Harvests and Rising Costs

Honduras is projected to enter Crisis (IPC Phase 3) in the Dry Corridor and Gulf of Fonseca by September, while the rest of the country remains Stressed (IPC 2). Poor households are running out of food stocks and increasingly depend on markets as staple prices climb and transportation and utility costs rise. Small‑holder primera harvests are delayed and below average, forcing many to use negative coping strategies to meet basic needs. From October to January 2027 most households are expected to move back to Stressed as harvests and seasonal labor demand grow, yet pockets in the crisis zones will stay in Crisis. Elevated fertilizer and fuel costs, the end of government fuel subsidies in early August, and an El Niño‑driven drought in southern Honduras continue to erode production and purchasing power. The arrival of primera and postrera harvests and new labor opportunities should lift food and income levels by year‑end, but below‑average yields and limited purchasing power may prevent full recovery for many poor households.