# ‘Major disruptor’: El Niño threatens the world’s rice supplies | Global development | The Guardian

> The Guardian reports that El Niño is a major threat to global rice supplies, as Pacific warming typically brings hotter, drier conditions to many regions. The article notes the impact on rice is still unclear.

- Date: 2023-09-07 · published 2023-09-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34004-major-disruptor-el-nino-threatens-the-world-s-rice-supplies-global-development
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over El Niño's effect on rice output adds upside risk to rice prices, given that Asia dominates world production and exports.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-04-17 | [DA assures stable rice supply amid El Niño threat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36490-da-assures-stable-rice-supply-amid-el-nino-threat.md) | -2.7% | +5.1% |
| RICE | 2026-04-24 | [Forecast for strong El Niño fans worries about global crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19633-forecast-for-strong-el-nino-fans-worries-about-global-crops.md) | -2.0% | +18.1% |
| RICE | 2023-07-06 | [Rice to get costlier as weather, India's farm perks threaten supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35133-rice-to-get-costlier-as-weather-india-s-farm-perks-threaten-supply.md) | +5.1% | -12.8% |
| RICE | 2023-09-28 | [Risks to global food commodity prices from El Niño](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33997-risks-to-global-food-commodity-prices-from-el-nino.md) | -3.3% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2023-05-05 | [‘Developing’ El Nino may hit India’s maize, soya and rice output, says FAO   - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35870-developing-el-nino-may-hit-india-s-maize-soya-and-rice-output-says-fao-the.md) | +1.8% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/07/major-disruptor-el-nino-threatens-the-worlds-rice-supplies

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