# La Niña not panning out - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA deputy chief meteorologist Mark Brusberg says the strong El Niño did not transition into the strong La Niña that many forecasters expected. Warming Pacific temperatures are instead producing a neutral weather pattern. Brusberg notes that El Niño events are only about 60 to 80 percent predictable.

- Date: 2016-12-30 · published 2016-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73402-la-nina-not-panning-out-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker-than-forecast La Niña reduces the risk of a severe drought in South America and the southern US, which trims the weather premium in corn, soybean and wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-28 | [Brazil corn outlook holding back rally - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25118-brazil-corn-outlook-holding-back-rally-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.6% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-01-31 | [Fading La Nina should lead to a wetter Midwest spring - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37703-fading-la-nina-should-lead-to-a-wetter-midwest-spring-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2016-11-18 | [Favorable weather outlook for South America - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73776-favorable-weather-outlook-for-south-america-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.1% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-12-30 | [Wet spring, dry summer a theme for 2024 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13128-wet-spring-dry-summer-a-theme-for-2024-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2018-06-15 | [A bad combination for grain prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64552-a-bad-combination-for-grain-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.3% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2023-01-31 | [Fading La Nina should lead to a wetter Midwest spring - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37703-fading-la-nina-should-lead-to-a-wetter-midwest-spring-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2018-08-21 | [Wheat market slowly turning bullish - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63574-wheat-market-slowly-turning-bullish-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -5.3% | -7.7% |
| SOY | 2018-01-23 | [Soybean harvest delays in Brazil much ado about nothing - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66833-soybean-harvest-delays-in-brazil-much-ado-about-nothing-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.7% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/la-nina-not-panning/

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