FACTBOX: Rising El Nino warnings threaten crop outlooks in Asia and Australia

A looming El Nino weather pattern threatens to tighten farm yields in 2026, due to significantly lower rainfall in Asia and Australia, according to warnings and reports issued by international weather forecasting agencies and farmer groups in April. Wilfran Moufouma Okia, chief of climate prediction at the World Meteorological Organization, said April 24 that forecasts indicate a “nearly globalA looming El Nino weather pattern threatens to tighten farm yields in 2026, due to significantly lower rainfall in Asia and Australia, according to warnings and reports issued by international weather forecasting agencies and farmer groups in April. Wilfran Moufouma Okia, chief of climate prediction at the World Meteorological Organization, said April 24 that forecasts indicate a “nearly globalRead More