# El Niño Could Double or Triple Lime Prices and Raise the Cost of Other Foods in 2027

> A RIMAC executive warned that El Niño could reduce lime output enough to double or triple prices in 2027, with price pressures potentially peaking around March. Onions, chicken, and eggs may also become more expensive, while higher fuel and fertilizer costs—including supply concerns linked to the Strait of Hormuz—could add to food production and transport expenses.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-07T01:37:27.061Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85368-el-nino-could-double-or-triple-lime-prices-and-raise-the-cost-of-other-foods-in
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Weather risks threaten crop supply, while higher energy and fertilizer costs increase production and freight expenses. Those pressures could raise food prices and feed costs, with potential indirect support for poultry products and agricultural inputs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- WTI: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-02-23 | [US natural gas prices surge as La Niña replaces El Niño – Chemicals and the Economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26221-us-natural-gas-prices-surge-as-la-nina-replaces-el-nino-chemicals-and-the.md) | -0.3% | -4.4% |
| UREA | 2026-04-02 | [Raising energy and fertilizer prices and upcoming El Niño main concerns to farming  - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19632-raising-energy-and-fertilizer-prices-and-upcoming-el-nino-main-concerns-to.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2026-04-29 | [Indonesia 2026 crude palm oil output to fall due to El Nino, high fertiliser prices, association says \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19818-indonesia-2026-crude-palm-oil-output-to-fall-due-to-el-nino-high-fertiliser.md) | -9.4% | -17.3% |
| UREA | 2026-04-22 | [Chicago soy rises as oil prices climb, rain forecast threatens Midwest planting - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19752-chicago-soy-rises-as-oil-prices-climb-rain-forecast-threatens-midwest-planting.md) | -0.5% | -15.4% |
| UREA | 2026-01-20 | [Natural gas prices soar as cold snap blasts across the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6506-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-cold-snap-blasts-across-the-u-s.md) | +1.4% | +13.7% |
| DAP | 2022-09-27 | [Hurricane Ian Threatens Florida Fertilizer Production, Could Boost Food Costs - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39878-hurricane-ian-threatens-florida-fertilizer-production-could-boost-food-costs.md) | -2.6% | -2.2% |
| DAP | 2024-10-13 | [How a hurricane in Florida affects phosphate prices in Saskatchewan \| 980 CJME](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28200-how-a-hurricane-in-florida-affects-phosphate-prices-in-saskatchewan-980-cjme.md) | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| DAP | 2019-12-19 | [Mosaic to cut fertilizer production as weather dampens demand - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55522-mosaic-to-cut-fertilizer-production-as-weather-dampens-demand-country-guide.md) | +4.8% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- agronline.pe: https://www.agronline.pe/el-nino-podria-duplicar-o-triplicar-el-precio-del-limon-y-elevar-el-costo-de-otros-alimentos-en-2027/

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