# AgroPages-Brazil: El Niño alters the dynamics of pests and diseases, and demands attention from farmers-Agricultural news

> Climatempo says El Niño will be fully developed by year-end and will affect the 2018/2019 summer harvest in Brazil. Brazilian agronomists warn that hotter, drier conditions favor higher pest and disease incidence, with whiteflies and bedbugs expected to rise in soybean, corn and cotton.

- Date: 2018-11-23 · published 2018-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61882-agropages-brazil-el-nino-alters-the-dynamics-of-pests-and-diseases-and-demands
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

El Niño-driven rainfall shifts and rising pest pressure could cut yields in key Brazilian crops, tightening soybean and corn supplies and supporting prices for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-04-12 | [AgroPages-Extreme weather knocks down Brazil's soybean and corn production-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13579-agropages-extreme-weather-knocks-down-brazil-s-soybean-and-corn-production.md) | -2.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +0.1% | +12.3% |
| SOY | 2024-02-26 | [964. Convergence of El Niño and Expected Transition to La Niña \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31587-964-convergence-of-el-nino-and-expected-transition-to-la-nina-japan.md) | +0.9% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2026-10-08 | [El Niño raises risks for agricultural commodities in the 4th quarter - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17054-el-nino-raises-risks-for-agricultural-commodities-in-the-4th-quarter-revista.md) | -0.8% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2023-02-14 | [Brazil drought threatening national output potential, southern farmers say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13664-brazil-drought-threatening-national-output-potential-southern-farmers-say.md) | +0.4% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2024-04-12 | [AgroPages-Extreme weather knocks down Brazil's soybean and corn production-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13579-agropages-extreme-weather-knocks-down-brazil-s-soybean-and-corn-production.md) | -0.2% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2026-06-08 | [Agricultural production threatened by combination of El Niño and high input prices - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18726-agricultural-production-threatened-by-combination-of-el-nino-and-high-input.md) | -0.9% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +3.6% | +25.3% |

## Sources

- news.agropages.com: https://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail---28487.htm

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