# Anticipating The Impact of El Niño on Food Security

> An article on the FAO early warning report said El Niño could bring drought to Southern Africa, Central America, the Caribbean and parts of Asia, where many people already face acute food insecurity. It said northern South America and Australia may also see reduced rainfall. FAO is studying anticipatory action for the most vulnerable areas.

- Date: 2023-05-02 · published 2023-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35871-anticipating-the-impact-of-el-nino-on-food-security
- 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

The main impact is on food security and humanitarian needs in import-dependent regions rather than a direct price signal for feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-08-30 | [The impact of La Niña and El Nino climate patterns on agriculture and food security \| Experts’ Opinions DevelopmentAid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45485-the-impact-of-la-nina-and-el-nino-climate-patterns-on-agriculture-and-food.md) | -6.1% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2018-07-27 | [Does the El Niño Southern Oscillation Actually Matter for Food Security? – State of the Planet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63941-does-the-el-nino-southern-oscillation-actually-matter-for-food-security-state.md) | +0.9% | -1.9% |
| 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 | 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) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2021-08-30 | [The impact of La Niña and El Nino climate patterns on agriculture and food security \| Experts’ Opinions DevelopmentAid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45485-the-impact-of-la-nina-and-el-nino-climate-patterns-on-agriculture-and-food.md) | -5.6% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2018-07-27 | [Does the El Niño Southern Oscillation Actually Matter for Food Security? – State of the Planet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63941-does-the-el-nino-southern-oscillation-actually-matter-for-food-security-state.md) | +2.5% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 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) | -3.0% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- igrownews.com: https://igrownews.com/anticipating-the-impact-of-el-nino-on-food-security/

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