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Bank Indonesia warns El Niño could drive food inflation across Asia

A strengthening El Niño is raising alarm across Asia's agricultural economies, with central banks, crop forecasters, and major producers warning of disruptions to food supplies, rising inflation, and declining output in the months ahead.

FAO says record grain stocks blunt ‘super’ El Nino’s global food threat

The 2026 Super El Niño is tightening its grip across the tropics, prompting governments, aid agencies, and industries from East Africa to Southeast Asia to Latin America to escalate preparations for what forecasters say could be one of the strongest…