# El Niño Could Raise Costs and Affect Poultry Production

> El Niño’s extreme heat and heavy rainfall could constrain water availability, disrupt input transport and increase health pressures for poultry and pig farms. The conditions may also reduce production efficiency and increase farm-management and biosecurity costs; the article highlights corn and soy dependence in pork production.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T07:36:14.928Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91436-el-nino-could-raise-costs-and-affect-poultry-production
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-related supply and logistics pressures could raise feed and operating costs while heat stress and disease risks weigh on livestock productivity. This is a potential cost-supportive factor for corn and soy, though no specific price move is reported.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-26 | [China's Production and Stocks Could Continue Lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70355-china-s-production-and-stocks-could-continue-lower.md) | +3.2% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2023-06-02 | [El Niño already affects climate in corn producing areas - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13643-el-nino-already-affects-climate-in-corn-producing-areas-revista-cultivar.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2020-12-29 | [La Nina, Storms Affected 2020 Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49484-la-nina-storms-affected-2020-production.md) | +8.4% | +20.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-12 | [Argentina’s soy production grows under super El Niño \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13772-argentina-s-soy-production-grows-under-super-el-nino-world-grain.md) | -1.1% | — |
| CORN | 2018-04-02 | [Higher feed costs affect pork profits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65629-higher-feed-costs-affect-pork-profits.md) | +2.3% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2020-12-29 | [La Nina, Storms Affected 2020 Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49484-la-nina-storms-affected-2020-production.md) | +7.5% | +9.5% |
| SOY | 2026-09-04 | [Will a ‘Super’ El Niño Impact the Weather and Food Production in 2026? - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17398-will-a-super-el-nino-impact-the-weather-and-food-production-in-2026-bloomberg.md) | -2.0% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2026-10-14 | [El Niño and Brazil’s Second-Season Corn: Should We Be Concerned?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13413-el-nino-and-brazil-s-second-season-corn-should-we-be-concerned.md) | -2.3% | — |

## Sources

- nteve.com: https://nteve.com/2026/11/09/el-nino-podria-elevar-costos-y-afectar-la-produccion-avicola/

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