# El Niño / La Niña Update (May 2020)

> The WMO reports that tropical Pacific ENSO status is neutral as of May 2020, with sea surface temperatures back to near-average. Latest seasonal forecasts suggest cooling toward weak La Niña levels in the second half of 2020, with about 30% La Niña odds for June-August and 40% for September-November.

- Date: 2020-05-28 · published 2020-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53044-el-nino-la-nina-update-may-2020
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A developing La Niña raises the risk of dryness in Argentina and southern Brazil and wetter conditions in Australia, which can tighten soybean, corn and wheat export supplies and support feed grain prices later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2020-08-01 | [July 2020 ENSO update: La Niña Watch!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52034-july-2020-enso-update-la-nina-watch.md) | -1.4% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2024-03-28 | [El Niño to La Niña](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31125-el-nino-to-la-nina.md) | -2.0% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2023-06-01 | [May 2023 ENSO update: El Niño knocking on the door](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35865-may-2023-enso-update-el-nino-knocking-on-the-door.md) | -2.2% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2022-04-01 | [March 2022 La Niña update: three-bean salad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42193-march-2022-la-nina-update-three-bean-salad.md) | +3.3% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2026-08-26 | [El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2026)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17828-el-nino-la-nina-update-august-2026.md) | +6.4% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2020-08-01 | [July 2020 ENSO update: La Niña Watch!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52034-july-2020-enso-update-la-nina-watch.md) | -3.0% | +5.9% |
| SOY | 2024-03-28 | [El Niño to La Niña](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31125-el-nino-to-la-nina.md) | -1.0% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- wmo.int: https://wmo.int/media/news/el-nino-la-nina-update-may-2020

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