# Q&A: La Nina's back and it's not good for parts of dry West | AP News

> An AP Q&A explains that La Niña years have historically caused more agricultural and drought damage in the United States than El Niño or neutral years, citing a 1999 study that estimated $2.2 billion to $6.5 billion in losses. The article focuses on drought risk in the parched western US.

- Date: 2021-10-14 · published 2021-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44472-q-and-a-la-nina-s-back-and-it-s-not-good-for-parts-of-dry-west-ap-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Historical US crop losses in La Niña years support a weather risk premium for corn, wheat and feed grains, though the article offers no new supply data.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-06 | [Parts of the Midwest started out too wet for crops, but now they’re too dry \| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13323-parts-of-the-midwest-started-out-too-wet-for-crops-but-now-they-re-too-dry-kcur.md) | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [This spring brings worry rather than rain for some parts of the Great Plains and Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13285-this-spring-brings-worry-rather-than-rain-for-some-parts-of-the-great-plains.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2021-10-19 | [La Niña Is Back—What That Means for North and South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44469-la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops.md) | +0.7% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2024-04-18 | [IRI Summer Forecast Points to Western Corn Belt Dryness Due to La Nina Influence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13193-iri-summer-forecast-points-to-western-corn-belt-dryness-due-to-la-nina-influence.md) | -0.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-04-03 | [Farm Aid for Flooding and Dairy Prices Up Again - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8733-farm-aid-for-flooding-and-dairy-prices-up-again-ag-information-network-of-the.md) | -1.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-06 | [How long will the El Nino last? Latest official forecasts - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32486-how-long-will-the-el-nino-last-latest-official-forecasts-grain-price-news.md) | -3.5% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -4.3% | -5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Slow start for Ukraine's 2025-26 agri-exports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14319-slow-start-for-ukraine-s-2025-26-agri-exports-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-science-droughts-weather-el-nino-a0356e631b84929e3155c3d3eb956c51

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