# El Nino watch: the impacts around the world this week | FMT

> An exceptionally strong El Niño is affecting regions worldwide, with a cyclone striking India's southeastern coast and forcing nearly 100,000 evacuations. Drought is affecting tens of thousands of families in Bolivia, which has declared a state of emergency, and the World Bank expects food prices to rise 18% next year.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T03:12:49.097Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76943-el-nino-watch-the-impacts-around-the-world-this-week-fmt
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drought in South America and storm damage in South Asia threaten rice and coffee supplies and add to upward pressure on feed grain and oilseed prices. Buyers should expect firmer global food costs into next year.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-04-24 | [Explainer: How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2026/27 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19629-explainer-how-el-nino-could-impact-the-world-s-weather-in-2026-27-reuters.md) | -2.0% | +18.1% |
| RICE | 2017-03-14 | [Weak El Nino to have small impact on Asian crops this year \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71913-weak-el-nino-to-have-small-impact-on-asian-crops-this-year-the-star.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| RICE | 2023-03-14 | [Two global weather bodies declare El Nino ‘watch’ - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36759-two-global-weather-bodies-declare-el-nino-watch-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +5.8% | +3.7% |
| RICE | 2026-05-13 | [El Niño fears push rice importers to build stocks as Thailand watches drought risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19304-el-nino-fears-push-rice-importers-to-build-stocks-as-thailand-watches-drought.md) | +7.7% | +2.4% |
| RICE | 2026-04-09 | [Rising Odds of Strong El Niño Point to Global Weather and Crop Impacts - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19631-rising-odds-of-strong-el-nino-point-to-global-weather-and-crop-impacts-bloomberg.md) | -1.4% | +6.9% |
| SBM | 2018-02-05 | [World markets are on the move](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66566-world-markets-are-on-the-move.md) | +3.7% | +17.5% |
| SBM | 2017-01-13 | [Week 2: Overview of the world veg-oil market \| Greenea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73069-week-2-overview-of-the-world-veg-oil-market-greenea.md) | +7.6% | +5.5% |
| SBM | 2025-09-15 | [Flip to El Nino in 2026 Increasingly Confident - Climate Impact Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22794-flip-to-el-nino-in-2026-increasingly-confident-climate-impact-company.md) | -1.4% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- freemalaysiatoday.com: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/03/el-nino-watch-the-impacts-around-the-world-this-week

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