# El Niño returns strongly and these are the crops at risk in South America

> The article says a strong El Niño is raising agricultural concerns across South America, with water stress posing risks to crops in Peru, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. In Peru, rice and potatoes face high to very high agroclimatic risk, while heat may also affect flowering and production of export fruits.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T12:15:23.859Z
- Category: weather · region South America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83893-el-nino-returns-strongly-and-these-are-the-crops-at-risk-in-south-america
- 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

Water stress and heat could reduce crop yields and tighten local supplies, supporting prices for affected crops. The direction and scale of impacts will depend on rainfall and water management during the growing season.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-05-15 | [Rice markets in South and Southeast Asia face stresses from El Niño, export restrictions \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35867-rice-markets-in-south-and-southeast-asia-face-stresses-from-el-nino-export.md) | -6.6% | +7.6% |
| 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% |
| RICE | 2026-04-24 | [Forecast for strong El Niño fans worries about global crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19633-forecast-for-strong-el-nino-fans-worries-about-global-crops.md) | -2.0% | +18.1% |
| RICE | 2023-04-17 | [DA assures stable rice supply amid El Niño threat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36490-da-assures-stable-rice-supply-amid-el-nino-threat.md) | -2.7% | +5.1% |
| RICE | 2018-11-29 | [El Niño 2018/19: Central America identified as 'high risk' region by FAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61969-el-nino-2018-19-central-america-identified-as-high-risk-region-by-fao.md) | +0.1% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2020-11-17 | [#Agbiz: East African, South American crops at risk with La Niña \| OFM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50068-agbiz-east-african-south-american-crops-at-risk-with-la-nina-ofm.md) | +1.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-08-26 | [Column: La Nina's return could threaten South American crops, again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45427-column-la-nina-s-return-could-threaten-south-american-crops-again.md) | -4.6% | -11.0% |
| CORN | 2021-10-19 | [La Niña Is Back—What That Means for North and South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44469-la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops.md) | +0.7% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- infogate.cl: https://www.infogate.cl/2026/11/el-ni-o-regresa-con-fuerza-y-estos-son-los-cultivos-en-riesgo-en-sudam-rica/

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