# How can El Niño cause disastrous impacts on ASEAN Plus Three’s Agricultural Production and Food Security? - Asean Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR)

> APTERR examines how El Niño has extended dry, hot weather across ASEAN Plus Three from mid-2023 into mid-2024. Temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius have stressed rice plants, and Indonesia's prolonged drought has disrupted rice production and kept prices high.

- Date: 2024-01-31 · published 2024-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Southeast Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32048-how-can-el-nino-cause-disastrous-impacts-on-asean-plus-three-s-agricultural
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Heat and drought stress on the region's main staple crop support rice prices and raise the likelihood of higher regional rice imports.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-07-12 | [2023/53 “Rice Production and Food Security in Southeast Asia under Threat from El Niño” by Elyssa Ludher and Paul Teng – ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5209-2023-53-rice-production-and-food-security-in-southeast-asia-under-threat-from.md) | -18.7% | -17.1% |
| RICE | 2024-01-05 | [El Niño exit leaves a lasting impact on Southeast Asia's agricultural systems, stressing the need for preventive measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32045-el-nino-exit-leaves-a-lasting-impact-on-southeast-asia-s-agricultural-systems.md) | +1.4% | +8.9% |
| RICE | 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) | +1.8% | -20.8% |

## Sources

- apterr.org: https://www.apterr.org/resources/apterr-article/409-how-can-el-ni%C3%B1o-cause-disastrous-impacts-on-asean-plus-three%E2%80%99s-agricultural-production-and-food-security

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