# La Niña: Outlook 2020-21 (September 2020) - World | ReliefWeb

> The ReliefWeb outlook says La Niña conditions are active and expected to last until early 2021, likely weak to moderate. East Africa faces a likely drier-than-average short rains season and possible dry Long Rains, while Southern Africa's maize prospects look favourable.

- Date: 2020-09-24 · published 2020-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51039-la-nina-outlook-2020-21-september-2020-world-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drier East Africa and favourable Southern Africa conditions shift regional food security more than global feed grain prices, though a weak La Niña adds modest weather risk to Southern Hemisphere crops.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-11-21 | [Global Seasonal Outlook (November 2025) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21856-global-seasonal-outlook-november-2025-world-reliefweb.md) | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2017-07-07 | [WMO El Niño/La Niña Update, 7 July 2017 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69875-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-7-july-2017-world-reliefweb.md) | -4.4% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2025-12-05 | [Crop Monitor for Early Warning \| No. 111 - December 2025 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21411-crop-monitor-for-early-warning-no-111-december-2025-world-reliefweb.md) | -0.4% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-12-22 | [GIEWS Country Brief: Lesotho 22-December-2020 - Lesotho \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49575-giews-country-brief-lesotho-22-december-2020-lesotho-reliefweb.md) | +3.5% | +18.5% |
| CORN | 2017-08-30 | [Seasonal climate outlook: September 2017 - November 2017 \| Earth Sciences New Zealand \| NIWA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69372-seasonal-climate-outlook-september-2017-november-2017-earth-sciences-new.md) | +2.3% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/la-ni-outlook-2020-21-september-2020

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.