# Studying Association of El Nino / La Nina Cycle and Crop Yields — NASA Harvest

> NASA Harvest published an overview of how El Niño and La Niña phases relate to crop yields, focusing on African agriculture. It notes that the same ENSO event can bring drought in one country and flooding in another, with Southern Africa typically seeing lower yields during El Niño.

- Date: 2020-11-24 · published 2020-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50064-studying-association-of-el-nino-la-nina-cycle-and-crop-yields-nasa-harvest
- 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 piece is general research on ENSO impacts in Africa and does not signal a new supply shock for feed grains or meals.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-04-03 | [Study: Climate effects on ag yields vary by location, crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65364-study-climate-effects-on-ag-yields-vary-by-location-crop.md) | +0.7% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-03-23 | [Bye, Bye La Nina \| Iowa Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13293-bye-bye-la-nina-iowa-soybean-association.md) | +1.6% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2024-02-08 | [El Nino waning, La Nina to develop in second half of 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31586-el-nino-waning-la-nina-to-develop-in-second-half-of-2024.md) | -1.4% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2022-05-31 | [La Nina Brings Crop Yield Challenges and Hurricane Risk This Summer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41334-la-nina-brings-crop-yield-challenges-and-hurricane-risk-this-summer.md) | -0.8% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2020-11-26 | [Quantifying Drought Sensitivity Changes in U.S. Maize Yields</a> — NASA Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49987-quantifying-drought-sensitivity-changes-in-u-s-maize-yields-a-nasa-harvest.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2018-04-03 | [Study: Climate effects on ag yields vary by location, crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65364-study-climate-effects-on-ag-yields-vary-by-location-crop.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2023-03-23 | [Bye, Bye La Nina \| Iowa Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13293-bye-bye-la-nina-iowa-soybean-association.md) | +2.0% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2024-02-08 | [El Nino waning, La Nina to develop in second half of 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31586-el-nino-waning-la-nina-to-develop-in-second-half-of-2024.md) | -1.6% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- nasaharvest.org: https://www.nasaharvest.org/news/studying-association-of-el-nino-la-nina-cycle-and-crop-yields

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