The UN Just Called El Niño a “Wrecking Ball.” Here’s What It Means for Food Supply Chains.
The UN’s humanitarian chief and the World Meteorological Organization held an emergency joint briefing on October 21: the current El Niño could push Pacific temperatures 3.8°C above average — nearly eight times the alert threshold — with $50M in emergency funds already released to 11 frontline countries. For fresh produce supply chains, this is the strongest official signal yet that climate-resilient production is moving from option to necessity.