# How a warming Pacific Ocean and climate change will impact agriculture | Nature India

> An opinion piece in Nature India says the eastern Pacific shifted from La Niña to El Niño in June 2023 and that models expect it to strengthen through the northern winter. The authors argue El Niño's effect on the Indian monsoon and on agriculture is a growing concern.

- Date: 2023-07-25 · published 2023-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34964-how-a-warming-pacific-ocean-and-climate-change-will-impact-agriculture-nature
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger El Niño could weaken the Indian monsoon, which would threaten rice, pulses and oilseed output and could support global rice prices. The article is analysis rather than new production data, so its direct market effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-09-07 | [Agriculture: Monsoon is drawing to a close. Will the Gods show mercy on India's rain deficit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45023-agriculture-monsoon-is-drawing-to-a-close-will-the-gods-show-mercy-on-india-s.md) | +2.0% | +3.6% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2026-08-28 | [FAS - Foreign Agricultural Service (via Public) / India: Grain and Feed Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17881-fas-foreign-agricultural-service-via-public-india-grain-and-feed-update.md) | +2.6% | +11.7% |

## Sources

- nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-023-00093-1

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