Grain Price News summarises official forecasts on the El Nino-La Nina cycle, citing the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's December 5, 2023 outlook. The bureau expects below-median summer rainfall in northern and western Australia, and El Nino to persist into early 2024 at moderate strength.
A persistent El Nino raises dryness risk for Australian wheat and Southeast Asian palm oil and rice, supporting prices for those crops and adding to supply uncertainty.
After 1,072 past bullish weather events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.3%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 181 past bullish weather events, Palm Oil moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -0.9% to +1.9%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 179 past bullish weather events, Rough Rice moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.5%), and +2.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.