# From El Niño to Early Action: Transforming Drought Preparedness — NASA Harvest — NASA Harvest

> FEWS NET scientists published research in Nature Communications on preseason maize and wheat yield forecasts using ENSO predictions. The ENSO-based forecast system is now operational and was used for an earlier Southern Africa outlook.

- Date: 2025-01-22 · published 2025-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26410-from-el-nino-to-early-action-transforming-drought-preparedness-nasa-harvest
- 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

This is a methodological early-warning piece about yield forecasting, with no new supply event that would move feed grain prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-01 | [Despite Drought Brazil On Track to Harvest Record Safrinha Corn Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13714-despite-drought-brazil-on-track-to-harvest-record-safrinha-corn-crop.md) | +3.4% | -13.7% |
| CORN | 2025-08-11 | [France raises wheat harvest forecast but expects corn production to decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23272-france-raises-wheat-harvest-forecast-but-expects-corn-production-to-decline.md) | -0.0% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2026-05-12 | [USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10792-usda-projects-smallest-us-wheat-harvest-since-1972-due-to-plains-drought-agweb.md) | +1.8% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2025-01-06 | [Larger grain harvest predicted for EU - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26442-larger-grain-harvest-predicted-for-eu-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +4.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2021-11-15 | [NASA Harvest Rides Along With 2021 ProFarmer Crop Tour — NASA Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13411-nasa-harvest-rides-along-with-2021-profarmer-crop-tour-nasa-harvest.md) | -2.1% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2026-05-12 | [USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10792-usda-projects-smallest-us-wheat-harvest-since-1972-due-to-plains-drought-agweb.md) | +1.1% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2021-11-15 | [NASA Harvest Rides Along With 2021 ProFarmer Crop Tour — NASA Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13411-nasa-harvest-rides-along-with-2021-profarmer-crop-tour-nasa-harvest.md) | +2.4% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-07-01 | [New European Soy Report Highlights Progress and Challenges in Transition to Deforestation-Free Supply Chains  - ProTerra Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23779-new-european-soy-report-highlights-progress-and-challenges-in-transition-to.md) | 0.0% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- nasaharvest.org: https://www.nasaharvest.org/news/from-el-nio-to-early-action-transforming-drought-preparedness

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