El Niño may lift Australian food prices as dry conditions squeeze farms

Phys.org Thursday 17 September 2026, 15:20 UTC 1 min read

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Australia's farm sector currently faces a double whammy from weather and nonweather-related factors: a confirmed El Niño effect and surging inflationary pressures.

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