# IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society | August 2026 Quick Look

> The IRI August Quick Look reports El Niño is intensifying, with the July Niño 3.4 monthly value at +2.03 °C and the weekly value reaching +2.7 °C in mid-August. It indicates the event is evolving toward a very strong strength.

- Date: 2026-08-19 · published 2026-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17829-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-august-2026-quick
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Rapidly rising Niño 3.4 readings point to growing odds of severe weather disruption to crops and palm oil, supporting firmer ag prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| July 2022 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40389-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-july-2022-quick.md) | -9.0% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2019-04-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 April Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59509-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-april-quick.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2019-06-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 June Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58501-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-june-quick.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2020-10-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2020 October Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50564-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2020-october-quick.md) | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-10-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| October 2021 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44471-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-october-2021-quick.md) | +0.7% | +10.3% |
| SOY | 2022-07-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| July 2022 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40389-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-july-2022-quick.md) | -1.6% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2020-10-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2020 October Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50564-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2020-october-quick.md) | +3.2% | +8.7% |
| SOY | 2021-10-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| October 2021 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44471-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-october-2021-quick.md) | +1.3% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- iri.columbia.edu: https://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/forecasts/enso/2026-august-quick-look/

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