# Managing El Niño And La Niña In Lao Agriculture

> A World Bank report says over 70 percent of drought or flood disasters in Lao PDR since 1966 occurred in El Niño or La Niña years. The report recommends stronger national preparedness for ENSO-related events.

- Date: 2018-10-22 · published 2018-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Southeast Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62469-managing-el-nino-and-la-nina-in-lao-agriculture
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lao agriculture is a small player in global feed grain trade, so the direct price effect is minimal. The report reinforces the expectation of ENSO-driven weather risk across Southeast Asia, which can affect regional rice and corn supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-11-15 | [Managing El Niño and La Niña in agriculture in Southeast Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55981-managing-el-nino-and-la-nina-in-agriculture-in-southeast-asia.md) | +5.1% | +7.4% |
| RICE | 2024-07-01 | [El Niño and La Niña: Impact on Global Agriculture and What to Expect Next](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29665-el-nino-and-la-nina-impact-on-global-agriculture-and-what-to-expect-next.md) | +0.6% | -10.3% |
| RICE | 2018-05-25 | [Building ENSO-resilient agriculture in East Asia - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64965-building-enso-resilient-agriculture-in-east-asia-world-reliefweb.md) | -1.0% | +9.0% |
| RICE | 2019-08-23 | [AgroPages-Why a good monsoon may not bring good news for India's economy-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57553-agropages-why-a-good-monsoon-may-not-bring-good-news-for-india-s-economy.md) | +6.3% | +13.3% |
| RICE | 2025-01-24 | [La Niña: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, January 2025 - Mitigating the expected impacts of La Niña‑induced climate extremes on agriculture and food security - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26407-la-nina-anticipatory-action-and-response-plan-january-2025-mitigating-the.md) | -6.2% | -8.4% |
| CORN | 2018-10-06 | [How to prepare for an El Niño winter \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62472-how-to-prepare-for-an-el-nino-winter-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-06-06 | [Texas Agriculture • June 6, 2025 • El Niño nor La Niña likely to impact Lone Star State this summer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24120-texas-agriculture-june-6-2025-el-nino-nor-la-nina-likely-to-impact-lone-star.md) | -2.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2025-08-19 | [El Niño and La Niña affect grain production in Goiás and the Federal District - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23242-el-nino-and-la-nina-affect-grain-production-in-goias-and-the-federal-district.md) | +1.2% | +8.5% |

## Sources

- kpl.gov.la: https://kpl.gov.la/EN/detail.aspx?id=39975

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