# Southland farmers could face wetter and windier weather as El Niño lingers

> Southland farmers may face more wet and windy periods and variable temperatures as El Niño conditions persist into summer. Forecasts point to above-normal rainfall in Southland, south Westland and Fiordland, raising risks of flooding, erosion and difficult fieldwork on already wet soils.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T00:15:22.000Z
- Category: weather · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82812-southland-farmers-could-face-wetter-and-windier-weather-as-el-nino-lingers
- 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

Excess rain and saturated soils could disrupt planting and other farm operations, potentially affecting local crop and pasture output; the article gives no specific commodity supply estimate.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-13 | [El Niño weather events could improve cocoa farmers’ income](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62949-el-nino-weather-events-could-improve-cocoa-farmers-income.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-01-08 | [2026 Weather Outlook: La Niña’s Quick Exit, El Niño’s Potential and the Signals Farmers Should Watch - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20956-2026-weather-outlook-la-nina-s-quick-exit-el-nino-s-potential-and-the-signals.md) | -3.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [El Niño could bring severe weather, impacting U.S. grain \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36315-el-nino-could-bring-severe-weather-impacting-u-s-grain-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2023-05-30 | [Dry Weather Worries Corn Farmers in Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13646-dry-weather-worries-corn-farmers-in-southern-brazil.md) | -3.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-09-10 | [New El Niño weather event likely this winter says WMO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62950-new-el-nino-weather-event-likely-this-winter-says-wmo.md) | -3.5% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2018-09-13 | [El Niño weather events could improve cocoa farmers’ income](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62949-el-nino-weather-events-could-improve-cocoa-farmers-income.md) | +0.1% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2026-01-08 | [2026 Weather Outlook: La Niña’s Quick Exit, El Niño’s Potential and the Signals Farmers Should Watch - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20956-2026-weather-outlook-la-nina-s-quick-exit-el-nino-s-potential-and-the-signals.md) | -2.1% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2023-04-20 | [El Niño could bring severe weather, impacting U.S. grain \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36315-el-nino-could-bring-severe-weather-impacting-u-s-grain-feed-and-grain.md) | -4.7% | -11.3% |

## Sources

- rnz.co.nz: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/2367877/southland-farmers-could-face-wetter-and-windier-weather-as-el-nino-lingers

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