# What Does Lack of El Niño, La Niña Mean For Winter? | The Weather Channel

> The Weather Channel explains that neutral ENSO conditions are expected through winter 2017-18. NOAA indicates a shifted polar jet could bring colder air to the Midwest and Northeast, while the southern US may be warmer and the South wetter.

- Date: 2017-08-14 · published 2017-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69375-what-does-lack-of-el-nino-la-nina-mean-for-winter-the-weather-channel
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A cold, wet US winter can affect winter wheat planting and livestock feed costs, but the effect is seasonal and modest, so it is a minor price factor for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2021-10-25 | [November and Winter Weather Outlooks for 2021 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44468-november-and-winter-weather-outlooks-for-2021-integrated-crop-management.md) | +1.5% | +7.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-06-27 | [Heat wave lingers for some; an unseasonably active pattern covers parts of the Heartland - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13078-heat-wave-lingers-for-some-an-unseasonably-active-pattern-covers-parts-of-the.md) | -0.0% | +1.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-06-22 | [Wheat rallies tough to sustain, but El Niño, supply risks remain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18845-wheat-rallies-tough-to-sustain-but-el-nino-supply-risks-remain.md) | -5.1% | +12.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-03-06 | [Setting the Stage for the 2024/25 World Wheat Crop - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31124-setting-the-stage-for-the-2024-25-world-wheat-crop-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +5.4% | -1.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-10-03 | [Russian wheat exports start to pick up the pace \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14169-russian-wheat-exports-start-to-pick-up-the-pace-the-western-producer.md) | -1.9% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2024-06-25 | [What does the weather hold for 2024 crops?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29659-what-does-the-weather-hold-for-2024-crops.md) | -4.9% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2023-03-17 | [NOAA Spring Outlook: With La Niña Officially Over, What Does Spring Hold For the US? - SnowBrains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36763-noaa-spring-outlook-with-la-nina-officially-over-what-does-spring-hold-for-the.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2026-05-01 | ["Super” El Niño Talk Grows: What It Means for U.S. Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19634-super-el-nino-talk-grows-what-it-means-for-u-s-farmers.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- weather.com: https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/enso-neutral-lack-el-nino-la-nina-impact-weather-winter

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