# La Nina may disrupt global food supply  - The HinduBusinessLine

> Bloomberg reports that La Niña has formed and could disrupt farm output across South-East Asia, South America and Australia. It cites the 2010-11 episode, when world food prices hit records, and notes soybeans, corn, rapeseed and wheat are exposed.

- Date: 2020-09-11 · published 2020-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51042-la-nina-may-disrupt-global-food-supply-the-hindubusinessline
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The potential for drought in Argentina and Brazil and floods in Australia and Asia adds upside risk to grain and oilseed prices, especially if the event strengthens.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-01-04 | [La Nina to take hold of agri markets in 2021  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5000-la-nina-to-take-hold-of-agri-markets-in-2021-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +4.6% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2026-07-27 | [INFOGRAPHIC: El Niño may lead to global food supply volatility in 2026-27 \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18244-infographic-el-nino-may-lead-to-global-food-supply-volatility-in-2026-27-s-and.md) | -6.1% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2021-04-22 | [Data show tight supplies, not speculation, driving soyabean prices - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47625-data-show-tight-supplies-not-speculation-driving-soyabean-prices-the.md) | +4.0% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2021-12-03 | [La Nina Is Set to Deliver Drought to Argentina’s Soybean Crop - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14064-la-nina-is-set-to-deliver-drought-to-argentina-s-soybean-crop-agribusiness.md) | +1.6% | +6.8% |
| SOY | 2021-03-10 | [Soyabean surge on CBOT sows hopes of higher oilseed crop in India - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6560-soyabean-surge-on-cbot-sows-hopes-of-higher-oilseed-crop-in-india-the.md) | -1.2% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-04 | [La Nina to take hold of agri markets in 2021  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5000-la-nina-to-take-hold-of-agri-markets-in-2021-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +5.3% | +17.8% |
| CORN | 2023-05-05 | [‘Developing’ El Nino may hit India’s maize, soya and rice output, says FAO   - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35870-developing-el-nino-may-hit-india-s-maize-soya-and-rice-output-says-fao-the.md) | -0.2% | -7.5% |
| CORN | 2026-10-27 | [From maize to coffee, El Nino likely to affect various crops across the world - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17051-from-maize-to-coffee-el-nino-likely-to-affect-various-crops-across-the-world.md) | +0.0% | — |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/la-nina-may-disrupt-global-food-supply/article32578170.ece

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