# NASA SVS | El Niño Forecast to Contribute to Food Insecurity

> A NASA Earth Observatory map shows forecast El Niño impacts on crop yields in southern Africa, based on FEWS NET crop yield and soil moisture data. The graphic was released April 24, 2024 and links to food insecurity in the region.

- Date: 2024-04-24 · published 2024-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Southern Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30653-nasa-svs-el-nino-forecast-to-contribute-to-food-insecurity
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The map reinforces expectations of weak southern African harvests, which supports maize import demand, but it adds little new supply information beyond existing alerts.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-10-30 | [El Niño Forecast to Contribute to Food Insecurity - NASA Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33546-el-nino-forecast-to-contribute-to-food-insecurity-nasa-science.md) | -3.3% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2026-10-04 | [2026-2027 El Niño food security impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17050-2026-2027-el-nino-food-security-impacts.md) | -3.5% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2024-06-17 | [As El Niño Wanes, Food Security Pain Remains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29663-as-el-nino-wanes-food-security-pain-remains.md) | -4.3% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2023-10-03 | [Strong El Niño event will contribute to high food assistance needs through 2024 \| FEWS NET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33548-strong-el-nino-event-will-contribute-to-high-food-assistance-needs-through-2024.md) | -0.4% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-02-19 | [The El Niño weather pattern shapes 2024 commodity price forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31589-the-el-nino-weather-pattern-shapes-2024-commodity-price-forecast.md) | -0.3% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- svs.gsfc.nasa.gov: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/31278/

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