FAS Nairobi is downgrading Kenya's marketing year 2026/27 corn production forecast by 51 percent to 2.2 million metric tons after a severe mid-year dry period struck key grain production areas. This shortfall will force Kenya to import a record 2.3 million MT of corn. In addition, wheat production forecast is reduced by over half to 130,000 tons. Conversely, managed irrigation will keep rice production stable at 225,000 MT, though the country will still need to import 750,000 MT to meet demand.