# WMO steps up action on La Niña

> The World Meteorological Organization has strengthened its support to governments and stakeholders to prepare for La Niña. It says the event has matured and is expected to peak in December or January, with a 95% probability of continuing through March 2021. The agency notes that La Niña affects temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns in many regions.

- Date: 2020-12-23 · published 2020-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49572-wmo-steps-up-action-on-la-nina
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A matured La Niña raises the risk of drought in South American grain belts and affects Asian palm oil output. This adds weather risk premium to feed commodities, though the WMO release itself contains no new crop estimates.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-27 | [WMO Update: 60 percent chance of La Niña](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51517-wmo-update-60-percent-chance-of-la-nina.md) | +1.6% | +7.0% |
| 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 | 2018-02-01 | [La Niña May Stall South America Output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66420-la-nina-may-stall-south-america-output.md) | +0.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2022-06-08 | [Stubborn La Niña persists](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40858-stubborn-la-nina-persists.md) | -1.5% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-08-26 | [El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2026)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17828-el-nino-la-nina-update-august-2026.md) | +3.3% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2020-08-27 | [WMO Update: 60 percent chance of La Niña](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51517-wmo-update-60-percent-chance-of-la-nina.md) | +4.7% | +8.8% |
| 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 | 2018-02-01 | [La Niña May Stall South America Output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66420-la-nina-may-stall-south-america-output.md) | -1.3% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- wmo.int: https://wmo.int/media/news/wmo-steps-action-la-nina

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