# New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms | UN News

> The World Meteorological Organization said on May 3, 2023 that an El Niño event is increasingly likely, with an estimated 80% chance of developing between July and September. It warned of possible new global temperature records and extreme weather, including threats to food security. The WMO said the eight years from 2015 to 2022 were the warmest on record.

- Date: 2023-05-03 · published 2023-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35863-new-temperature-records-food-security-threats-likely-as-el-nino-looms-un-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A developing El Niño raises the risk of drought in key producing regions, which could tighten grain and oilseed supplies and support prices later in the year. The impact on specific crops remains uncertain.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 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) | -4.3% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-04 | [2026-2027 El Niño food security impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17050-2026-2027-el-nino-food-security-impacts.md) | -3.5% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-20 | [FAO urges swift action as La Niña threatens global food security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28229-fao-urges-swift-action-as-la-nina-threatens-global-food-security.md) | +0.0% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-05-02 | [Anticipating The Impact of El Niño on Food Security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35871-anticipating-the-impact-of-el-nino-on-food-security.md) | +2.7% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2025-09-01 | [La Niña may return but temperatures are likely to be above average](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22790-la-nina-may-return-but-temperatures-are-likely-to-be-above-average.md) | +0.3% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2024-09-20 | [FAO urges swift action as La Niña threatens global food security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28229-fao-urges-swift-action-as-la-nina-threatens-global-food-security.md) | +2.7% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2023-05-02 | [Anticipating The Impact of El Niño on Food Security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35871-anticipating-the-impact-of-el-nino-on-food-security.md) | +1.0% | -10.9% |
| SOY | 2025-09-01 | [La Niña may return but temperatures are likely to be above average](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22790-la-nina-may-return-but-temperatures-are-likely-to-be-above-average.md) | -2.2% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- news.un.org: https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/05/1136312

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