# El Niño Briefing #14 — week to 2026-11-06 | El Niño 2026 Tracker

> NOAA’s Oceanic Niño Index for August–October 2026 was reported at +2.46°C, the highest August–October reading in the record. Several other Pacific indicators also reached exceptionally high levels, including Niño 1+2 at +5.4°C, while Niño 3.4 held at +3.4°C for the week centered on October 28.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T21:18:29.092Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84944-el-nino-briefing-14-week-to-2026-11-06-el-nino-2026-tracker
- 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

The exceptionally strong El Niño raises the risk of weather disruptions across crop-producing regions, which could tighten supplies and support prices for affected commodities. The article gives no crop-specific production estimates, so the market effect remains uncertain.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-09-01 | [Tuesday Market Briefing - 1st September 2020 — Bartholomews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51161-tuesday-market-briefing-1st-september-2020-bartholomews.md) | -0.4% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2026-10-19 | [COT on forex and commodities - Week to 13 October 2026 \| Saxo UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17045-cot-on-forex-and-commodities-week-to-13-october-2026-saxo-uk.md) | -0.8% | — |
| CORN | 2026-03-10 | [WASDE Flash — March 2026 \| Basis Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20104-wasde-flash-march-2026-basis-brief.md) | +3.2% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2026-10-09 | [USDA yield shocker sends corn sinking to 8-week low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12952-usda-yield-shocker-sends-corn-sinking-to-8-week-low.md) | -0.2% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2025-01-22 | [From El Niño to Early Action: Transforming Drought Preparedness — NASA Harvest — NASA Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26410-from-el-nino-to-early-action-transforming-drought-preparedness-nasa-harvest.md) | -0.8% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2026-09-18 | [Grains & Sugar Weekly 09/18/2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11647-grains-and-sugar-weekly-09-18-2026.md) | -0.2% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2026-03-10 | [WASDE Flash — March 2026 \| Basis Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20104-wasde-flash-march-2026-basis-brief.md) | -2.1% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2026-10-09 | [USDA yield shocker sends corn sinking to 8-week low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12952-usda-yield-shocker-sends-corn-sinking-to-8-week-low.md) | -2.2% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- elninolive.com: https://www.elninolive.com/briefing/2026-11-06

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