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Strong El Nino expected to drive up grocery prices

Original: How El Nino could hit your grocery shopping Scientists expect the El Niño weather pattern developing in the Pacific to b

Scientists expect the El Nino weather pattern developing in the Pacific to be one of the strongest since records began. The phenomenon is forecast to parch crops in some regions while flooding others, squeezing harvests and pushing up food prices at the supermarket. Commentators are weighing which staple goods and regions will be hit hardest as the pattern intensifies.

Why now: A major El Nino event is developing, raising fears of crop damage and higher food costs worldwide.

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• How El Nino could hit your grocery shopping Scientists expect the El Niño weather pattern developing in the Pacific to be one of the strongest since records began — parching crops in some regions of the world, while others are hit by flooding. Here's a look at how the costs… · fllics · 3

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