# Hot weather hurts Asian crops as powerful El Nino takes shape | Reuters

> Dry weather is disrupting crop planting across Asia, with hot, dry conditions hurting crops from India's northwest plains to Australia's eastern wheat belt, Thailand's rice fields and Indonesia's palm plantations. Farmers are reducing planting, and rice prices at major Southeast Asian export hubs have risen around 15% in a month.

- Date: 2026-06-04 · published 2026-06-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18728-hot-weather-hurts-asian-crops-as-powerful-el-nino-takes-shape-reuters
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower planting and tighter rice supply support prices in Asia, and an expected severe El Niño could extend the damage. Wheat and palm oil also face supply risk, and fertilizer and diesel shortages compound the squeeze.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 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) | -2.0% | +18.1% |
| RICE | 2023-06-01 | [El Nino may hammer Asian farms with dry weather, but shower American growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35407-el-nino-may-hammer-asian-farms-with-dry-weather-but-shower-american-growers.md) | +5.9% | +2.4% |
| RICE | 2017-03-14 | [Weak El Nino to have small impact on Asian crops this year \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71913-weak-el-nino-to-have-small-impact-on-asian-crops-this-year-the-star.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| RICE | 2023-06-08 | [Extreme weather expected as El Nino climate pattern returns, US forecaster says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35406-extreme-weather-expected-as-el-nino-climate-pattern-returns-us-forecaster-says.md) | -3.7% | +2.0% |
| RICE | 2023-08-30 | [From rice to palm oil, Asian crops output forecast lower as El Nino strengthens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34470-from-rice-to-palm-oil-asian-crops-output-forecast-lower-as-el-nino-strengthens.md) | +1.2% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-01 | [El Nino may hammer Asian farms with dry weather, but shower American growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35407-el-nino-may-hammer-asian-farms-with-dry-weather-but-shower-american-growers.md) | -3.6% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-08 | [Extreme weather expected as El Nino climate pattern returns, US forecaster says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35406-extreme-weather-expected-as-el-nino-climate-pattern-returns-us-forecaster-says.md) | -0.0% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/hot-weather-hurts-asian-crops-powerful-el-nino-takes-shape-2026-06-04/

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