# WMO El Niño/La Niña Update – March 2018 | La Niña Ready Nations

> The WMO March 2018 update says weak La Niña conditions in the east-central tropical Pacific are decaying, with most models expecting a transition to ENSO-neutral in early second quarter 2018. Some models hint at warming in the second half of 2018, though long-lead forecasts are uncertain.

- Date: 2018-04-02 · published 2018-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65446-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-march-2018-la-nina-ready-nations
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Expected neutral conditions lower the risk of weather-driven shortfalls in major exporting regions, which is mildly bearish for grain and oilseed prices if the trend holds.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-07-07 | [WMO El Niño/La Niña Update, 7 July 2017 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69875-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-7-july-2017-world-reliefweb.md) | -4.4% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2019-08-20 | [El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2019)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57495-el-nino-la-nina-update-august-2019.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-12-03 | [WMO Update predicts weak La Niña](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21414-wmo-update-predicts-weak-la-nina.md) | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-05-01 | [April 2023 ENSO update: El Niño Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36314-april-2023-enso-update-el-nino-watch.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [March 2025 ENSO update: neutral conditions expected soon](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25496-march-2025-enso-update-neutral-conditions-expected-soon.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2019-08-20 | [El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2019)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57495-el-nino-la-nina-update-august-2019.md) | -0.0% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2025-12-03 | [WMO Update predicts weak La Niña](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21414-wmo-update-predicts-weak-la-nina.md) | -3.3% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2025-04-01 | [March 2025 ENSO update: neutral conditions expected soon](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25496-march-2025-enso-update-neutral-conditions-expected-soon.md) | -3.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- laninareadynations.com: https://www.laninareadynations.com/description/wmo-el-ninola-nina-update-march-2018/

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