# Agricultural production threatened by combination of El Niño and high input prices - Joint Research Centre

> The JRC's May ASAP assessment flags adverse weather across parts of Africa, including reduced yields in Angola, Mozambique and southern Madagascar and delayed rains in Somalia and Ethiopia. It also warns that El Niño and high fertilizer and fuel prices linked to the Iran war are straining farmers in non-conflict countries.

- Date: 2026-06-08 · published 2026-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18726-agricultural-production-threatened-by-combination-of-el-nino-and-high-input
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Regional crop shortfalls and higher input costs in Africa can lift import demand for maize and feed grains. The effect on global prices is modest, but it adds to a tight fertilizer and fuel backdrop.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-02-26 | [964. Convergence of El Niño and Expected Transition to La Niña \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31587-964-convergence-of-el-nino-and-expected-transition-to-la-nina-japan.md) | +0.5% | +7.8% |
| CORN | 2025-06-23 | [Escalating drought threatens Europe's ecosystems and agriculture - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24141-escalating-drought-threatens-europe-s-ecosystems-and-agriculture-joint-research.md) | -1.5% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2026-04-02 | [Raising energy and fertilizer prices and upcoming El Niño main concerns to farming  - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19632-raising-energy-and-fertilizer-prices-and-upcoming-el-nino-main-concerns-to.md) | -1.6% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2026-07-28 | [El Niño threatens agricultural production and food security across the continent; FAO advocates for timely anticipatory action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18241-el-nino-threatens-agricultural-production-and-food-security-across-the.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2026-09-04 | [El Niño drives crop failure in Central America and East Africa and threatens the next season in Southern Africa, East Africa, Western South America, and Southeast Asia - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17395-el-nino-drives-crop-failure-in-central-america-and-east-africa-and-threatens.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/agricultural-production-threatened-combination-el-nino-and-high-input-prices-2026-06-08_en

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