# Afghanistan: La Niña Outlook for 2022/23 (as of 14 Nov 2022) | OCHA

> OCHA's outlook says La Niña is expected to bring below-normal rainfall and snowfall to Afghanistan through spring 2023. Dry conditions are raising stress on the winter wheat crop planted in autumn 2022.

- Date: 2022-11-14 · published 2022-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Afghanistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38578-afghanistan-la-nina-outlook-for-2022-23-as-of-14-nov-2022-ocha
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Afghanistan is a small wheat importer, so the effect on world prices is limited, though it adds to regional food insecurity and import demand.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-17 | [La Niña-like extended weather outlook - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27783-la-nina-like-extended-weather-outlook-pro-farmer.md) | -1.1% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-13 | [October 2022 La Niña update: snack size \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39022-october-2022-la-nina-update-snack-size-noaa-climate-gov.md) | +3.8% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-10 | [US forecaster sees 60% chance of La Niña weather in September-November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27778-us-forecaster-sees-60-chance-of-la-nina-weather-in-september-november.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-19 | [La Nina Weakening for South America 19.09.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13703-la-nina-weakening-for-south-america-19-09-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | +4.9% | -9.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-01 | [March 2022 La Niña update: three-bean salad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42193-march-2022-la-nina-update-three-bean-salad.md) | -8.1% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- unocha.org: https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-la-nina-outlook-202223-14-nov-2022

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