# El Niño weather events could improve cocoa farmers’ income

> The 2017/18 cocoa season is ending with a projected ICCO supply surplus of 31,000 tonnes. Heavy rainfall in Côte d'Ivoire raises black pod disease concerns ahead of the October-to-March main crop harvest.

- Date: 2018-09-13 · published 2018-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62949-el-nino-weather-events-could-improve-cocoa-farmers-income
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Cocoa has little direct relevance to animal-feed commodities, and the surplus and disease risk do not map to any feed price moves.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2020-10-14 | [How Brazil’s weather woes could boost U.S. farm incomes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50485-how-brazil-s-weather-woes-could-boost-u-s-farm-incomes.md) | +2.8% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2026-04-24 | [Explainer: How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2026/27 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19629-explainer-how-el-nino-could-impact-the-world-s-weather-in-2026-27-reuters.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-07-20 | [Adverse weather? Blame the El Niño cycle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45917-adverse-weather-blame-the-el-nino-cycle.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2019-06-15 | [Weak El Niño could continue through summer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58502-weak-el-nino-could-continue-through-summer.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2020-10-14 | [How Brazil’s weather woes could boost U.S. farm incomes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50485-how-brazil-s-weather-woes-could-boost-u-s-farm-incomes.md) | +1.9% | +9.0% |
| SOY | 2021-07-20 | [Adverse weather? Blame the El Niño cycle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45917-adverse-weather-blame-the-el-nino-cycle.md) | -1.1% | -3.6% |

## Sources

- confectionerynews.com: https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2018/09/13/El-Nino-weather-events-could-improve-cocoa-farmers-income/

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