Hot weather hurts Asian cropsHot weather hurts Asian crops as El Nino takes shape
Dry weather is disrupting crop planting across Asia, with the biggest effects seen in Singapore-centered reporting on June 4 and June 5. Forecasters say a stronger El Nino pattern is forming, which could worsen heat and rainfall shortages across the region’s farmland and pressure food supplies.
The shift matters because Asia relies heavily on seasonal harvests, and broader crop losses could lift prices well beyond the region.
- El Nino events have historically disrupted monsoon seasons in parts of Asia.
- Singapore is a major regional trade and shipping hub, so food-price shocks there are watched closely.
- Asia produces and consumes most of the world’s rice.
