El Nino Disrupts Asian Crop Planting

A severe El Nino weather pattern is developing, bringing hot and dry conditions to Asia and excessive rains to the Americas. This is disrupting crop planting across major agricultural regions in India>>>, Australia>>>, Thailand>>>, and Indonesia>>>, leading to concerns about food supplies. Farmers are already facing challenges from fertiliser and diesel shortages due to the Iran>>> war. Wheat>>> prices have risen by 20% and Rice>>> prices by 15% in recent months. The India>>> meteorological department has reduced its monsoon forecast, delaying summer crop sowing and potentially leading to export curbs on Rice>>>. new-dt8095-c665169-389aed-2>>> warns of a possible 15-20% reduction in Rice>>> production due to fertiliser shortages. The impact is expected to be neutral for China and the Black Sea region, while bringing more rains to the Americas.