# Agriculture in an El Niño year: the view from China and India | Global Reinsurance

> A Howden Re commentary examines how agricultural insurance schemes in China and India are responding to the 2026 El Niño season and preparing for 2027 renewals. It covers subsidy structures, insurer panels and reinsurance placement.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T12:12:26.168Z
- Category: weather · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75418-agriculture-in-an-el-nino-year-the-view-from-china-and-india-global-reinsurance
- 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

The piece is about insurance structure rather than physical supply, so it has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-09 | [La Niña Is Forecast to Impact Global Agriculture for a Third Year in a Row](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40859-la-nina-is-forecast-to-impact-global-agriculture-for-a-third-year-in-a-row.md) | -1.6% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-03-01 | [ENSO and agriculture: exploring the risks for insurance portfolios](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31591-enso-and-agriculture-exploring-the-risks-for-insurance-portfolios.md) | +4.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2018-10-06 | [How to prepare for an El Niño winter \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62472-how-to-prepare-for-an-el-nino-winter-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-10-22 | [Managing El Niño And La Niña In Lao Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62469-managing-el-nino-and-la-nina-in-lao-agriculture.md) | -1.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2025-04-21 | [El Nino shift: Impact on crop futures and global agricultural outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25021-el-nino-shift-impact-on-crop-futures-and-global-agricultural-outlook.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2022-06-09 | [La Niña Is Forecast to Impact Global Agriculture for a Third Year in a Row](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40859-la-nina-is-forecast-to-impact-global-agriculture-for-a-third-year-in-a-row.md) | -2.7% | -6.3% |
| SOY | 2024-03-01 | [ENSO and agriculture: exploring the risks for insurance portfolios](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31591-enso-and-agriculture-exploring-the-risks-for-insurance-portfolios.md) | +2.5% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2025-04-21 | [El Nino shift: Impact on crop futures and global agricultural outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25021-el-nino-shift-impact-on-crop-futures-and-global-agricultural-outlook.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- globalreinsurance.com: https://www.globalreinsurance.com/home/agriculture-in-an-el-nino-year-the-view-from-china-and-india/1460141.article

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