# El Niño related weather extremes further worsen food insecurity in conflict-affected countries - Joint Research Centre

> The JRC's August ASAP assessment reports that El Niño is worsening food insecurity in conflict-affected countries. East Africa and Ethiopia face unfavorable crop conditions, while Southern Africa cereal output is above average.

- Date: 2023-09-05 · published 2023-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33999-el-nino-related-weather-extremes-further-worsen-food-insecurity-in-conflict
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Regional crop stress in East Africa has limited direct effect on global feed grain prices, though it adds to humanitarian demand for food aid.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-23 | [Crops exit from winter dormancy in favourable conditions - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20108-crops-exit-from-winter-dormancy-in-favourable-conditions-joint-research-centre.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-08-11 | [Climate risks in East Africa and Latin America; bumper crops in Southern Africa and Asia - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17830-climate-risks-in-east-africa-and-latin-america-bumper-crops-in-southern-africa.md) | +3.6% | +11.8% |
| CORN | 2025-01-24 | [La Niña: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, January 2025 - Mitigating the expected impacts of La Niña‑induced climate extremes on agriculture and food security - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26407-la-nina-anticipatory-action-and-response-plan-january-2025-mitigating-the.md) | -0.2% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2025-06-23 | [Positive yield expectations for EU winter cereals - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24137-positive-yield-expectations-for-eu-winter-cereals-joint-research-centre.md) | -1.5% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2026-04-27 | [Favourable crop conditions across Europe - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19659-favourable-crop-conditions-across-europe-joint-research-centre.md) | +1.7% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/el-nino-related-weather-extremes-further-worsen-food-insecurity-conflict-affected-countries-2023-09-05_en

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