Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn

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• The Guardian
  Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn

  <p>Predicted hot and dry weather in growing areas in eastern Australia identified as ‘one of the key issues’ that will affect food prices over next 12 months</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/08/barnaby-joyce-one-nation-superannuation-plan-john-howard-immigration-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The most severe El Niño weather event on record threatens to push food prices higher this year, experts say, piling pressure on households already struggling with the post-pandemic spike in grocery bills and complicating the Reserve Bank’s efforts to bring inflation back under control.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/04/bom-forecasts-strongest-el-nino-on-record-as-research-points-to-alarming-climate-change-influence">The Burea

  Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:00:24 GMT

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1. 2026-09-07 15:00The Guardian — Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn