# How technology is helping farmers predict and prepare for El Niño | PreventionWeb

> A Thomson Reuters Foundation article says early indications point to an El Niño event in the next three months, which could bring extreme weather and drought to agriculture. It focuses on smallholder farmers in developing countries and on technology aimed at helping them adapt.

- Date: 2019-01-17 · published 2019-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61023-how-technology-is-helping-farmers-predict-and-prepare-for-el-nino-preventionweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The general El Niño risk warning adds to weather-driven supply concerns for feed grains and oilseeds, but the article offers no specific new production estimate.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-01 | [Harvest Slogs Onward as Farmers Start to Prepare for 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55890-harvest-slogs-onward-as-farmers-start-to-prepare-for-2020.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-04-27 | [Threat of El Niño looms, FAO prepares anticipatory actions with Members and partners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36313-threat-of-el-nino-looms-fao-prepares-anticipatory-actions-with-members-and.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2018-07-30 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| July Climate Briefing: Models Continue to Predict El Niño in Coming Months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63936-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-july-climate.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-01-21 | [Timing of La Niña Exit, El Niño Entrance is Unclear, Raising Questions About Dryness for Spring and Summer - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20954-timing-of-la-nina-exit-el-nino-entrance-is-unclear-raising-questions-about.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-09-29 | [El Niño 2026/27: the signals SA farmers should look out for](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17401-el-nino-2026-27-the-signals-sa-farmers-should-look-out-for.md) | -4.3% | -8.8% |
| SOY | 2019-11-01 | [Harvest Slogs Onward as Farmers Start to Prepare for 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55890-harvest-slogs-onward-as-farmers-start-to-prepare-for-2020.md) | +0.9% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2023-01-23 | [Protein Feed Prices Rising \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37907-protein-feed-prices-rising-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2018-07-30 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| July Climate Briefing: Models Continue to Predict El Niño in Coming Months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63936-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-july-climate.md) | +1.8% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- preventionweb.net: https://www.preventionweb.net/news/how-technology-helping-farmers-predict-and-prepare-el-nino

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