El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, NOAA and WMO scientists say
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the World Meteorological Organization said tropical Pacific temperatures had crossed the threshold and an El Niño event has officially begun. Risk rose for Brazilian soya, Argentine maize and Chilean copper supply; CME soya futures climbed 2.3% a bushel.
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