# Experts warn NC farmers of below-normal rainfall this summer

> Agricultural Research Council experts warned Northern Cape farmers in South Africa to prepare for severe El Niño impacts. A climate forecast cited a 50% to 60% chance of below-normal rainfall across much of the province’s interior through January, following a prolonged drought that began in 2015.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T21:32:37.998Z
- Category: weather · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85000-experts-warn-nc-farmers-of-below-normal-rainfall-this-summer
- 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

Below-normal rainfall could worsen local drought stress, reducing crop and pasture availability and increasing pressure on livestock feed demand. The article does not identify a specific feed commodity or quantify production losses.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-09 | [El Nino may arrive this summer and fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71912-el-nino-may-arrive-this-summer-and-fall.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2016-11-25 | [Don’t despair, rains are coming – expert - Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73777-don-t-despair-rains-are-coming-expert-commercial-farmers-union-of-zimbabwe.md) | -4.6% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2017-09-28 | [Brazil traders, farmers nervous over persistent lack of rainfall \| World-grain.com \| September 28, 2017 14:29 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68796-brazil-traders-farmers-nervous-over-persistent-lack-of-rainfall-world-grain-com.md) | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2026-03-13 | [El Niño Watch: 62% Chance of Arrival This Summer, But Drew Lerner Warns Extreme Forecasts May Be Overblown - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20087-el-nino-watch-62-chance-of-arrival-this-summer-but-drew-lerner-warns-extreme.md) | +4.1% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-03-20 | [Showers Coming for Brazil, But Still Below Normal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13507-showers-coming-for-brazil-but-still-below-normal.md) | -3.7% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2017-03-09 | [El Nino may arrive this summer and fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71912-el-nino-may-arrive-this-summer-and-fall.md) | -1.3% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2026-04-13 | [IMD Forecasts Below Normal South West Monsoon Rainfall in 2026, El Niño to Impact India’s Kharif Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19635-imd-forecasts-below-normal-south-west-monsoon-rainfall-in-2026-el-nino-to.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2017-09-28 | [Brazil traders, farmers nervous over persistent lack of rainfall \| World-grain.com \| September 28, 2017 14:29 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68796-brazil-traders-farmers-nervous-over-persistent-lack-of-rainfall-world-grain-com.md) | -0.8% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- foodformzansi.co.za: https://www.foodformzansi.co.za/experts-warn-nc-farmers-of-below-normal-rainfall-this-summer/

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