# WMO: Prepare for El Niño

> The WMO's 'Prepare for El Niño' release, dated June 2, repeats the 80% chance of El Niño in June to August and about 90% persistence to November. It forecasts above-average temperatures nearly everywhere for June to August and urges preparedness by governments and climate-sensitive sectors.

- Date: 2026-07-01 · published 2026-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18729-wmo-prepare-for-el-nino
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The release mainly reinforces expectations of a moderate-to-strong El Niño, which keeps weather risk priced into feed grains and oilseeds. It does not add a new supply shock on its own.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-02 | [Agroclimatic information helps prepare for El Niño in Central America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59010-agroclimatic-information-helps-prepare-for-el-nino-in-central-america.md) | -0.5% | +9.7% |
| CORN | 2017-07-12 | [El Niño Outlook for July 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69876-el-nino-outlook-for-july-2017.md) | -4.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2023-05-05 | [What an El Niño could mean for food prices - EPIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35868-what-an-el-nino-could-mean-for-food-prices-epic.md) | -0.2% | -7.5% |
| CORN | 2018-10-06 | [How to prepare for an El Niño winter \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62472-how-to-prepare-for-an-el-nino-winter-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2017-04-21 | [El Niño awaited, more corn for ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71341-el-nino-awaited-more-corn-for-ethanol.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2017-07-12 | [El Niño Outlook for July 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69876-el-nino-outlook-for-july-2017.md) | -3.5% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2023-05-05 | [What an El Niño could mean for food prices - EPIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35868-what-an-el-nino-could-mean-for-food-prices-epic.md) | -0.4% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2019-01-17 | [How technology is helping farmers predict and prepare for El Niño \| PreventionWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61023-how-technology-is-helping-farmers-predict-and-prepare-for-el-nino-preventionweb.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- wmo.int: https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-prepare-el-nino

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