# El Niño 2026 puts corn and beans at risk in 110 municipalities

> Cemaden identified 110 municipalities in Brazil’s North and Northeast at high or very high risk of drought affecting rain-fed corn and bean planting. Drought has already damaged some regional crops, while NOAA estimated an 83% chance of historically strong El Niño conditions from October to December.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T00:14:55.692Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90425-el-nino-2026-puts-corn-and-beans-at-risk-in-110-municipalities
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Insufficient rainfall can disrupt planting and reduce yields, tightening local corn supplies and putting upward pressure on prices if losses spread. The risk is concentrated in non-irrigated production areas.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-05-21 | [What a Possible 2026/27 Super El Niño Means for Commodity Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19191-what-a-possible-2026-27-super-el-nino-means-for-commodity-markets.md) | -1.7% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [Historic El Niño puts Brazil crops at risk as Argentina gains a weather edge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13420-historic-el-nino-puts-brazil-crops-at-risk-as-argentina-gains-a-weather-edge.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2020-07-13 | [Too little water, too much heat puts tasseling corn at risk \| MU Extension](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51953-too-little-water-too-much-heat-puts-tasseling-corn-at-risk-mu-extension.md) | -1.6% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2026-09-16 | [A Voz Do Mercado Debate Riscos Do El Niño Para A Safra 2026/27 \| Bela Cereais](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13418-a-voz-do-mercado-debate-riscos-do-el-nino-para-a-safra-2026-27-bela-cereais.md) | +0.4% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2026-02-11 | [Lack of rain pressures corn and soybeans in the South](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13451-lack-of-rain-pressures-corn-and-soybeans-in-the-south.md) | -0.5% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- economicnewsbrasil.com.br: https://economicnewsbrasil.com.br/2026/11/09/el-nino-2026-risco-agricola-nordeste/

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