# El Niño could arrive at a dangerous time for the Pacific. Here's how local farmers are preparing - ABC News

> ABC News reports that El Niño could hit the Pacific at a vulnerable time, with Papua New Guinea farmers already facing about 12 months of drought and shifting rainy seasons. Local farmers are adapting planting practices to unpredictable weather.

- Date: 2023-04-09 · published 2023-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Papua New Guinea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36319-el-nino-could-arrive-at-a-dangerous-time-for-the-pacific-here-s-how-local
- 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

Drought stress in Pacific island agriculture is mostly local and small in global terms, so price impact is limited, though it signals broader El Niño risk to regional food supply.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-17 | [How technology is helping farmers predict and prepare for El Niño \| PreventionWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61023-how-technology-is-helping-farmers-predict-and-prepare-for-el-nino-preventionweb.md) | +0.7% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2026-09-29 | [El Niño 2026/27: the signals SA farmers should look out for](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17401-el-nino-2026-27-the-signals-sa-farmers-should-look-out-for.md) | -4.3% | -8.8% |
| CORN | 2018-10-06 | [How to prepare for an El Niño winter \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62472-how-to-prepare-for-an-el-nino-winter-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2020-04-02 | [Long Range Corner: El Niño or La Niña for the Summer?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53556-long-range-corner-el-nino-or-la-nina-for-the-summer.md) | -1.1% | -8.6% |
| CORN | 2017-07-11 | [How Africa can prepare against the next El Niño and why - Sub-Saharan Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69879-how-africa-can-prepare-against-the-next-el-nino-and-why-sub-saharan-africa.md) | -4.3% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2019-01-17 | [How technology is helping farmers predict and prepare for El Niño \| PreventionWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61023-how-technology-is-helping-farmers-predict-and-prepare-for-el-nino-preventionweb.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2020-04-02 | [Long Range Corner: El Niño or La Niña for the Summer?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53556-long-range-corner-el-nino-or-la-nina-for-the-summer.md) | -1.0% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2017-07-11 | [How Africa can prepare against the next El Niño and why - Sub-Saharan Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69879-how-africa-can-prepare-against-the-next-el-nino-and-why-sub-saharan-africa.md) | -3.5% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-10/el-nino-is-coming-at-a-dangerous-time-vanuatu-papua-new-guinea/102188106

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