# DSWD DROMIC Report #12 on the Effects of El Niño as of 27 March 2024, 6PM - Philippines | ReliefWeb

> The Philippines DSWD report says El Niño conditions weakened by March 2024 but are expected to persist into March-May. Dry conditions have caused crop and livestock damage and water shortages, with several Mindoro and Zamboanga localities declaring states of calamity. PAGASA has raised a La Niña Watch, with a 55% chance of La Niña developing by June-August.

- Date: 2024-03-27 · published 2024-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31127-dswd-dromic-report-12-on-the-effects-of-el-nino-as-of-27-march-2024-6pm
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Drought damage to rice and local crops in a major importing market can tighten Asian rice supply and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-01-06 | [Pakistan: 2022 Monsoon Floods - Situation Report No. 13 (As of 6 January 2023) - Pakistan \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12188-pakistan-2022-monsoon-floods-situation-report-no-13-as-of-6-january-2023.md) | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| RICE | 2016-11-16 | [GIEWS Country Brief: Philippines 16-November-2016 - Philippines \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12240-giews-country-brief-philippines-16-november-2016-philippines-reliefweb.md) | +1.8% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2023-11-03 | [El Niño: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, October 2023 - March 2024 - Mitigating the expected impacts of El Niño-induced climate extremes on agriculture and food security - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33097-el-nino-anticipatory-action-and-response-plan-october-2023-march-2024.md) | +3.1% | +6.3% |
| RICE | 2026-05-29 | [WMO: El Niño/La Niña Update (May 2026) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18730-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-may-2026-world-reliefweb.md) | -4.1% | +1.3% |
| RICE | 2026-06-16 | [Crop Monitor Special Report: El Niño 2026-2027: Anticipated Climate and Agricultural Yield Impacts, June 16, 2026 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18724-crop-monitor-special-report-el-nino-2026-2027-anticipated-climate-and.md) | +9.2% | +18.0% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/dswd-dromic-report-12-effects-el-nino-27-march-2024-6pm

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