The weather phenomenon could ravage Latin American crops, reckon analysts at EIU, our sister company
of a weather phenomenon which brings warmer sea temperatures to the Pacific Ocean and triggers extreme weather events across the world. Past bouts of El Niño have wreaked havoc on agriculture and other industries vulnerable to changes in weather patterns. For commodity powerhouses like those in Latin America, that could spell trouble for global food supplies., our sister company, reckon El Niño will bring three big changes that will affect the region’s output .
Wetter conditions, meanwhile, may bring some relief to parched areas of Latin America. Argentina’s fertile Pampas region, for example, could benefit from above‑average rainfall. A crippling drought has devastated its agriculture, which accounts for 6% of the country’saccording to the World Bank. Soya, maize and wheat—three crops that have fared particularly badly in the arid conditions—could benefit from El Niño’s rains.
Changes in temperature will bring more challenges. Crop-sizzling weather is forecast for Brazil’s centre-west region, the country’s agricultural powerhouse. The north and north-east—important producers of cotton, maize and sugarcane—will probably experience drought. But south-eastern Brazil tends to benefit from plentiful rain in the spring and summer months of an El Niño year, which can boost agricultural output.
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