# El Niño exit leaves a lasting impact on Southeast Asia's agricultural systems, stressing the need for preventive measures

> FAO reports that El Niño's aftermath is causing lasting agricultural stress across Southeast Asia. Dry conditions have appeared in parts of the Philippines, Viet Nam, Cambodia and Lao PDR, threatening rice and wheat harvests and possibly delaying monsoon onset.

- Date: 2024-01-05 · published 2024-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Southeast Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32045-el-nino-exit-leaves-a-lasting-impact-on-southeast-asia-s-agricultural-systems
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Drought risk to Southeast Asian rice output could tighten regional supply and lift rice prices, while the threat to wheat adds to import demand.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-01-31 | [How can El Niño cause disastrous impacts on ASEAN Plus Three’s Agricultural Production and Food Security? - Asean Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32048-how-can-el-nino-cause-disastrous-impacts-on-asean-plus-three-s-agricultural.md) | +2.2% | -1.3% |
| RICE | 2023-05-15 | [Rice markets in South and Southeast Asia face stresses from El Niño, export restrictions \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35867-rice-markets-in-south-and-southeast-asia-face-stresses-from-el-nino-export.md) | -6.6% | +7.6% |
| RICE | 2023-08-07 | [El Niño: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, August-December 2023 - Mitigating the expected impacts of El Niño-induced climate extremes on agriculture and food security - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34472-el-nino-anticipatory-action-and-response-plan-august-december-2023-mitigating.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| 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 | 2019-08-14 | [What The Current Late Monsoon Rainfalls Mean For India’s Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57554-what-the-current-late-monsoon-rainfalls-mean-for-india-s-agriculture.md) | -4.1% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-27 | [La Niña to Impact Global Agriculture for 3rd Straight Winter \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39500-la-nina-to-impact-global-agriculture-for-3rd-straight-winter-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.8% | -10.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-09 | [La Niña Is Forecast to Impact Global Agriculture for a Third Year in a Row](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40859-la-nina-is-forecast-to-impact-global-agriculture-for-a-third-year-in-a-row.md) | +1.2% | -8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-04 | [El Niño drives crop failure in Central America and East Africa and threatens the next season in Southern Africa, East Africa, Western South America, and Southeast Asia - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17395-el-nino-drives-crop-failure-in-central-america-and-east-africa-and-threatens.md) | +1.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/asiapacific/news/news-detail/El-Ni%C3%B1o-exit-leaves-a-lasting-impact-on-Southeast-Asia's-agricultural-systems-stressing-the-need-for-preventive-measures/en

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