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A Columbia Climate School guest post argues that ENSO affects multiple breadbasket regions at once, including the US, Southeast South America, southern Africa, Australia, India and China. It notes that last year's La Niña already caused simultaneous crop failures.
Because ENSO can hit several major exporters in the same year, the risk of simultaneous shortfalls supports a broader risk premium in grain and oilseed prices.
news.climate.columbia.eduJul 27, 2018After 1,465 past bullish weather events, CORN moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.9%), and +0.9% over 20.
After 1,072 past bullish weather events, WHEAT moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.3%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 1,079 past bullish weather events, SOY moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
