# El Nino threatens crops, drives food prices higher

> Torrential rains in India and Nepal, along with drought in South America, are being linked to an exceptionally strong El Niño. Cyclone flooding in southeastern India forced nearly 100,000 people to evacuate, and Bolivia declared a state of emergency after drought affected 78,000 families and killed more than 75,000 cattle.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T18:42:24.225Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78322-el-nino-threatens-crops-drives-food-prices-higher
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drought losses in Bolivia and disrupted rice harvests in India tighten regional feed and food supply, while the World Bank's forecast of an 18% food price rise next year supports firmer grain and rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-06-25 | [El Nino Nerves Nudge Vietnam’s Rice Prices Higher - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18871-el-nino-nerves-nudge-vietnam-s-rice-prices-higher-finimize.md) | -0.5% | +9.3% |
| RICE | 2023-09-28 | [Risks to global food commodity prices from El Niño](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33997-risks-to-global-food-commodity-prices-from-el-nino.md) | -3.3% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2023-08-30 | [From rice to palm oil, Asian crops output forecast lower as El Nino strengthens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34470-from-rice-to-palm-oil-asian-crops-output-forecast-lower-as-el-nino-strengthens.md) | +1.2% | -2.2% |
| RICE | 2026-06-04 | [Hot weather hurts Asian crops as powerful El Nino takes shape \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18728-hot-weather-hurts-asian-crops-as-powerful-el-nino-takes-shape-reuters.md) | -1.6% | +2.2% |
| RICE | 2026-07-31 | [Asia rice: Tighter supplies, crop concerns push Indian rice export prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18428-asia-rice-tighter-supplies-crop-concerns-push-indian-rice-export-prices-higher.md) | +3.1% | +7.8% |
| CORN | 2019-10-29 | [Midwestern Drought Threatens Crops, Food Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56414-midwestern-drought-threatens-crops-food-prices.md) | +2.7% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2026-03-12 | [El Niño Threatens Higher Global Temperatures, Crop Disruption This Year - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20085-el-nino-threatens-higher-global-temperatures-crop-disruption-this-year-bloomberg.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-06-09 | [DDG Prices Driven Higher by Rise in Corn Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70594-ddg-prices-driven-higher-by-rise-in-corn-futures.md) | -1.0% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- en.sarabangla.net: https://en.sarabangla.net/climate/post-48063/el-nino-threatens-crops-drives-food-prices-higher/

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