# Brief-Detail

> A brief from a regional climate outlook dated August 21, 2024 says models have reversed earlier forecasts, with La Niña now likely to develop instead of El Niño. Normal to above-normal rain is expected in the northern Sahel, Arabia and Indo-Pakistan for August and September, while Mali and Mauritania are expected to be dry.

- Date: 2024-08-21 · published 2024-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28673-brief-detail
- 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

Drier conditions in Mali and Mauritania and a shift toward La Niña could affect West African and South Asian crop output, but the impact on global feed prices is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-01-30 | [News in brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72965-news-in-brief.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-03-09 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13661-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | -1.0% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-28 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13103-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-30 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13093-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | -1.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-03-19 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13585-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | -1.1% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2017-01-30 | [News in brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72965-news-in-brief.md) | -2.1% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2025-04-15 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13098-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | -0.6% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2026-02-24 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13015-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/locust-watch/information/news/brief-detail/21-august-2024--seasonal-precipitation-predictions/en

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