# Vietnam adopts pre-emptive measures in the Mekong River Delta against El Niño

> Vietnam's Department of Crop Production directed rice planting calendars in the 13-province Mekong River Delta to be adjusted ahead of a forecast mild El Niño from March to May 2019. About 600,000 hectares were planted early to avoid salinity intrusion, which hit production in the 2015-2016 event.

- Date: 2019-03-19 · published 2019-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60012-vietnam-adopts-pre-emptive-measures-in-the-mekong-river-delta-against-el-nino
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Earlier planting and calendar changes reduce the risk of a major salinity-driven rice loss in Vietnam, a key exporter, which eases upward pressure on Asian rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-01-16 | [600,000 hectares of rice planted earlier in Vietnam to avoid risk of salinity intrusion from the 2019 El Niño](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54996-600-000-hectares-of-rice-planted-earlier-in-vietnam-to-avoid-risk-of-salinity.md) | +2.0% | -0.4% |
| RICE | 2020-08-18 | [India's basmati rice production to be higher than last year's level due to monsoon boost - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51562-india-s-basmati-rice-production-to-be-higher-than-last-year-s-level-due-to.md) | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| RICE | 2025-04-15 | [India forecasts above average monsoon rains in boost to crop output, economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25056-india-forecasts-above-average-monsoon-rains-in-boost-to-crop-output-economy.md) | -3.0% | -12.3% |
| RICE | 2017-08-22 | [Possibilities of Increase in Exports this year due to Good Monsoon - Mundus Agri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69411-possibilities-of-increase-in-exports-this-year-due-to-good-monsoon-mundus-agri.md) | +1.2% | +4.9% |
| RICE | 2024-03-21 | [El Niño's impact on U.S. Farmers \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31128-el-nino-s-impact-on-u-s-farmers-american-ag-network.md) | -6.3% | +7.5% |

## Sources

- ccafs.cgiar.org: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/news/vietnam-adopts-pre-emptive-measures-mekong-river-delta-against-el-nino

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