# Lessons from Three El Niño Events: Trade Policy and Strategy Office Advises Monitoring Six Agricultural Products

> Thailand’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office reviewed food-price inflation across three past El Niño periods, examining rice, meat, eggs, fresh vegetables, and fresh fruit. It found that price movements varied by product and event, and that some categories continued changing after El Niño ended.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-10T07:37:06.986Z
- Category: weather · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91442-lessons-from-three-el-nino-events-trade-policy-and-strategy-office-advises
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

El Niño-related shifts in rainfall and temperature can affect yields and harvest timing, but the study indicates impacts differ by commodity and period. It offers no firm current price direction for feed ingredients or livestock products.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: neutral
- HOGS: neutral
- RICE: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-10-22 | [Managing El Niño And La Niña In Lao Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62469-managing-el-nino-and-la-nina-in-lao-agriculture.md) | -2.8% | -1.3% |
| RICE | 2019-11-15 | [Managing El Niño and La Niña in agriculture in Southeast Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55981-managing-el-nino-and-la-nina-in-agriculture-in-southeast-asia.md) | +5.1% | +7.4% |
| RICE | 2024-07-01 | [El Niño and La Niña: Impact on Global Agriculture and What to Expect Next](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29665-el-nino-and-la-nina-impact-on-global-agriculture-and-what-to-expect-next.md) | +0.6% | -10.3% |
| RICE | 2019-08-23 | [AgroPages-Why a good monsoon may not bring good news for India's economy-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57553-agropages-why-a-good-monsoon-may-not-bring-good-news-for-india-s-economy.md) | +6.3% | +13.3% |
| RICE | 2025-01-24 | [La Niña: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, January 2025 - Mitigating the expected impacts of La Niña‑induced climate extremes on agriculture and food security - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26407-la-nina-anticipatory-action-and-response-plan-january-2025-mitigating-the.md) | -6.2% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- naewna.com: https://www.naewna.com/n/business-world/153392/

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