# Strong El Niño Raises Weather Risks for Agriculture Heading Into 2027 - The Organic & Non-GMO Report

> NOAA's October ENSO update showed El Niño strengthening, with an 83% or greater probability of strong-to-very-strong conditions through January–March 2027. The event could rank among the strongest since 1950, with risks to US Midwest harvest timing and grain transport.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T15:13:33.290Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79993-strong-el-nino-raises-weather-risks-for-agriculture-heading-into-2027-the
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A strong El Niño raises the risk of delayed harvests and disrupted supplies in key exporting regions, which can lift feed grain and oilseed prices. Markets are likely to price in these risks ahead of 2027 crops.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-08 | [El Niño raises risks for agricultural commodities in the 4th quarter - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17054-el-nino-raises-risks-for-agricultural-commodities-in-the-4th-quarter-revista.md) | -2.4% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2022-05-23 | [Rare, Third Year of La Niña Poses Another Season of Extreme Weather Risks for Crops – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41335-rare-third-year-of-la-nina-poses-another-season-of-extreme-weather-risks-for.md) | +0.0% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-10-19 | [El Nino to continue into mid-2024, threatening agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33549-el-nino-to-continue-into-mid-2024-threatening-agriculture.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 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) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-01-21 | [The market rally after the reports - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10893-the-market-rally-after-the-reports-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2026-10-08 | [El Niño raises risks for agricultural commodities in the 4th quarter - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17054-el-nino-raises-risks-for-agricultural-commodities-in-the-4th-quarter-revista.md) | -0.8% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2022-01-21 | [The market rally after the reports - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10893-the-market-rally-after-the-reports-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +1.6% | +11.7% |

## Sources

- non-gmoreport.com: https://non-gmoreport.com/strong-el-nino-raises-weather-risks-for-agriculture-heading-into-2027/

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