# El Niño 2026/27: the signals SA farmers should look out for

> SAWS confirmed on 1 September that El Niño is strong and likely to strengthen during spring. Below-normal rainfall is expected across most of South Africa from October to December 2026, with above-normal temperatures. The article compares past very strong El Niño seasons.

- Date: 2026-09-29 · published 2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17401-el-nino-2026-27-the-signals-sa-farmers-should-look-out-for
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drier conditions over South Africa's 2026/27 maize season could cut exportable supplies and support maize prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-04 | [2026-2027 El Niño food security impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17050-2026-2027-el-nino-food-security-impacts.md) | -3.5% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2026-04-24 | [Explainer: How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2026/27 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19629-explainer-how-el-nino-could-impact-the-world-s-weather-in-2026-27-reuters.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Favorable weather outlook for crop farmers in 2019 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61022-favorable-weather-outlook-for-crop-farmers-in-2019-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2021-04-20 | [What to look out for in northern market \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47560-what-to-look-out-for-in-northern-market-farm-weekly-wa.md) | +14.8% | +12.7% |
| CORN | 2026-05-21 | [Transition to El Nino signals drought relief, but global crop disruption looms - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12995-transition-to-el-nino-signals-drought-relief-but-global-crop-disruption-looms.md) | -1.7% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- farmersweekly.co.za: https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/el-nino-2026-27-the-signals-sa-farmers-should-look-out-for/

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