# Super El Niño: Drought, Floods Threaten Global Food Production

> A powerful El Niño is causing drought in South America, including an emergency declaration in Bolivia affecting 78,000 families, and heavy rain and flooding in India and Nepal. A cyclone made landfall on India's southeast coast, forcing evacuation of nearly 100,000 residents.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T21:14:36.877Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78456-super-el-nino-drought-floods-threaten-global-food-production
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Rice and coffee supply risks from flooding and drought could tighten global food supplies, with the World Bank projecting food prices up 18% next year, supporting feed grain and rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-09-07 | [‘Major disruptor’: El Niño threatens the world’s rice supplies \| Global development \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34004-major-disruptor-el-nino-threatens-the-world-s-rice-supplies-global-development.md) | -3.8% | -6.6% |
| RICE | 2023-07-12 | [2023/53 “Rice Production and Food Security in Southeast Asia under Threat from El Niño” by Elyssa Ludher and Paul Teng – ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5209-2023-53-rice-production-and-food-security-in-southeast-asia-under-threat-from.md) | -18.7% | -17.1% |
| RICE | 2024-01-31 | [How can El Niño cause disastrous impacts on ASEAN Plus Three’s Agricultural Production and Food Security? - Asean Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32048-how-can-el-nino-cause-disastrous-impacts-on-asean-plus-three-s-agricultural.md) | +2.2% | -1.3% |
| RICE | 2017-08-02 | [Erratic Monsoon Rains Threaten Key Indian Grain, Food Crops - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69408-erratic-monsoon-rains-threaten-key-indian-grain-food-crops-agribusiness-global.md) | -1.8% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2026-09-04 | [Will a ‘Super’ El Niño Impact the Weather and Food Production in 2026? - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17398-will-a-super-el-nino-impact-the-weather-and-food-production-in-2026-bloomberg.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-20 | [FAO urges swift action as La Niña threatens global food security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28229-fao-urges-swift-action-as-la-nina-threatens-global-food-security.md) | +0.0% | -0.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- africansangle.com: https://www.africansangle.com/super-el-nino-disrupts-weather-worldwide-threatens-food-prices-and-harvests/

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