# La Niña weather pattern to affect local agriculture but in a good way - AFDJ

> An Australian outlet says La Niña has brought wetter, colder weather that helped growers reach a near-record winter crop. It notes the pattern usually brings drought to the Americas, which can cut crop yields.

- Date: 2020-10-12 · published 2020-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50567-la-nina-weather-pattern-to-affect-local-agriculture-but-in-a-good-way-afdj
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A strong Australian winter crop adds export supply that can pressure wheat and barley prices, while typical US and South American drought risk supports grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-14 | [Weather models point to possible La Nina in spring - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53051-weather-models-point-to-possible-la-nina-in-spring-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-22 | [Grains respond to continued hot, dry weather in Brazil - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11282-grains-respond-to-continued-hot-dry-weather-in-brazil-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-22 | [Agricultural ETFs Slump Amid Weather Changes \| ETF Trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8236-agricultural-etfs-slump-amid-weather-changes-etf-trends.md) | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-22 | [Good weather increases pressure on the wheat exchange](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10729-good-weather-increases-pressure-on-the-wheat-exchange.md) | +2.2% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-29 | [Analyst Insight: La Niña weather event could impact your rapeseed price \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50745-analyst-insight-la-nina-weather-event-could-impact-your-rapeseed-price-ahdb.md) | -2.0% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2022-09-27 | [La Niña to Impact Global Agriculture for 3rd Straight Winter \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39500-la-nina-to-impact-global-agriculture-for-3rd-straight-winter-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.8% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-06-09 | [La Niña Is Forecast to Impact Global Agriculture for a Third Year in a Row](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40859-la-nina-is-forecast-to-impact-global-agriculture-for-a-third-year-in-a-row.md) | -1.6% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-04-25 | [Weather patterns are shifting in Iowa and the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13195-weather-patterns-are-shifting-in-iowa-and-the-corn-belt.md) | +0.7% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- afdj.com.au: https://afdj.com.au/la-nina-weather-pattern-to-affect-local-agriculture-but-in-a-good-way/

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