In the Southeast, El Nino and La Nina affect our local climate, which can influence the yield and condition of crops in our region. But El Nino and La Nina also affect climate in other parts of the world, and using knowledge of what state the El Nino Southern Oscillation is in can be used to predict the likelihood of crop failures in some places. This article from Carbon Brief discusses some of the influences of ENSO on crops in other parts of the world.
