# Weak El Niño could continue through summer

> Indiana Prairie Farmer reports that a weak El Niño is persisting and explains how the El Niño-La Niña cycle links to weather patterns that can cause drought or wet years. The article recalls the 1983 midsummer Midwest drought linked to the cycle.

- Date: 2019-06-15 · published 2019-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58502-weak-el-nino-could-continue-through-summer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Weak El Niño conditions add uncertainty to the US summer growing season after a wet spring, which can support corn and soybean prices if heat or drought develops.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-15 | [La Niña expected to continue through winter - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67402-la-nina-expected-to-continue-through-winter-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.7% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2022-07-01 | [La Nina to Continue Through 2022 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40393-la-nina-to-continue-through-2022-growing-season.md) | +3.4% | -13.7% |
| CORN | 2025-03-13 | [U.S. forecaster sees neutral weather conditions persisting through summer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25497-u-s-forecaster-sees-neutral-weather-conditions-persisting-through-summer.md) | +6.5% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2022-12-15 | [La Nina Pattern Continues Through December for South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38162-la-nina-pattern-continues-through-december-for-south-america.md) | +2.2% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [El Niño could bring severe weather, impacting U.S. grain \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36315-el-nino-could-bring-severe-weather-impacting-u-s-grain-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| SOY | 2022-07-01 | [La Nina to Continue Through 2022 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40393-la-nina-to-continue-through-2022-growing-season.md) | -2.7% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2022-12-15 | [La Nina Pattern Continues Through December for South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38162-la-nina-pattern-continues-through-december-for-south-america.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2023-04-20 | [El Niño could bring severe weather, impacting U.S. grain \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36315-el-nino-could-bring-severe-weather-impacting-u-s-grain-feed-and-grain.md) | -4.7% | -11.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/weak-el-ni-o-could-continue-through-summer

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