China’s NDRC Says Farm Sector Ready for Super El Niño

TREE NEWS update: China’s National Development and Reform Commission said the country’s agricultural production is capable of withstanding risks including an expected super El Niño, which professional forecasts say will emerge this autumn and winter, peak at year-end and persist into next summer. Li Chao, deputy director of the NDRC’s policy research office, told a September press conference the climate impact brings major uncertainty to global grain output. The NDRC will work with relevant departments to monitor conditions and respond actively.