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US analyst warns El Nino may disrupt global commodity markets
A US analyst warns that a developing El Nino could compound risks across global commodity markets, affecting everything from sugar to energy prices. Michael Ferrari, head of research at Moby, notes subsurface…
The Story in Brief
A US analyst warns that a developing El Nino could compound risks across global commodity markets, affecting everything from sugar to energy prices. Michael Ferrari, head of research at Moby, notes subsurface ocean temperatures in some areas are nearly 7°C above normal, resembling the strongest El Nino events on record. However, he cautions that no two El Ninos are identical in intensity, timing or duration. The concern is not isolated crop failures but the interconnected effects on production, inventories, freight, energy demand and trade flows.
The Indian Opinion
The coverage of El Nino often fixates on grains, but the real story could be sugar and its cascade into ethanol and energy prices. Headlines shouting 'Super El Nino' risk panic, yet Ferrari himself cautions no two events are alike. The missing piece is how simultaneous pressures on shipping lanes, energy demand, and crop yields might compound. Instead of asking whether this El Nino will be 'super', the practical question is: which supply chain node breaks first under layered stress?
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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