# Sugar cane, rice, coffee and cocoa to feel effects of El Niño | Baking Business

> Baking Business reports that El Niño is expected to bring more adverse weather to tropical regions for the rest of 2026, reducing rainfall there while increasing it in the mid-latitudes. The author argues that current media focus on a possible 'super' El Niño is overhyped and that North American impacts are unlikely before late in the year.

- Date: 2026-05-29 · published 2026-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19190-sugar-cane-rice-coffee-and-cocoa-to-feel-effects-of-el-nino-baking-business
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Tropical rainfall deficits could affect rice and other crops in Asia and Latin America, but the commentary's view that North American impacts are limited until late 2026 reduces near-term grain price pressure.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-04-09 | [Rising Odds of Strong El Niño Point to Global Weather and Crop Impacts - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19631-rising-odds-of-strong-el-nino-point-to-global-weather-and-crop-impacts-bloomberg.md) | -1.4% | +6.9% |
| RICE | 2026-07-25 | [El Nino worsens plight of Asia's rice belt after war price shock - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18248-el-nino-worsens-plight-of-asia-s-rice-belt-after-war-price-shock-the-business.md) | -0.1% | +5.2% |
| RICE | 2023-05-05 | [‘Developing’ El Nino may hit India’s maize, soya and rice output, says FAO   - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35870-developing-el-nino-may-hit-india-s-maize-soya-and-rice-output-says-fao-the.md) | +1.8% | -0.5% |
| RICE | 2026-10-27 | [From maize to coffee, El Nino likely to affect various crops across the world - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17051-from-maize-to-coffee-el-nino-likely-to-affect-various-crops-across-the-world.md) | +3.5% | — |
| RICE | 2019-04-26 | [El Niño crop damage climbs to P7.96 billion - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59514-el-nino-crop-damage-climbs-to-p7-96-billion-businessworld-online.md) | +2.5% | +13.7% |

## Sources

- bakingbusiness.com: https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/66304-sugar-cane-rice-coffee-and-cocoa-to-feel-effects-of-el-nino

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