# El Niño puts South America's main crops under pressure

> The World Meteorological Organization warns that El Niño could reach historically high intensity, raising concerns for agriculture in Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. In Peru, rice and potatoes face high to very high agroclimatic risk, while heat could also affect flowering and production cycles for several coastal crops; the text additionally flags risks to Chilean cherries.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T15:14:56.241Z
- Category: weather · region South America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86203-el-nino-puts-south-america-s-main-crops-under-pressure
- 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

Heat and water-related stress could reduce yields or disrupt harvest timing, tightening supplies of affected crops. The article does not establish a direct impact on the listed feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Will La Niña Impact South America's Grains Crops? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50005-will-la-nina-impact-south-america-s-grains-crops-cz-app.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-31 | [El Nino should benefit South American crops \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13634-el-nino-should-benefit-south-american-crops-the-western-producer.md) | +1.5% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2019-11-19 | [An Early Look at South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55874-an-early-look-at-south-american-crops.md) | +0.6% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2022-09-30 | [Planting season underway in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13700-planting-season-underway-in-south-america.md) | +1.0% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2018-02-01 | [La Niña May Stall South America Output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66420-la-nina-may-stall-south-america-output.md) | +0.6% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [Will La Niña Impact South America's Grains Crops? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50005-will-la-nina-impact-south-america-s-grains-crops-cz-app.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2023-08-31 | [El Nino should benefit South American crops \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13634-el-nino-should-benefit-south-american-crops-the-western-producer.md) | -2.6% | -5.8% |
| SOY | 2019-11-19 | [An Early Look at South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55874-an-early-look-at-south-american-crops.md) | -2.0% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- agroperu.pe: https://www.agroperu.pe/el-nino-pone-bajo-presion-a-los-principales-cultivos-de-sudamerica/

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