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    ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre warns of severe El Niño-driven drought in Indonesia and reports 781 fires in South Sumatra

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    ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre warns of severe El Niño-driven drought in Indonesia and reports 781 fires in South Sumatra

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    Heightened drought and fire risk in Indonesia raises upside risk for Asian benchmark thermal coal futures and regional palm oil prices, and could weigh on IDR via growth and inflation concerns.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-08-04
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    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre warns of severe El Niño-driven drought in Indonesia and reports 781 fires in South Sumatra”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-04. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-04/asean-specialised-meteorological-centre-warns-of-severe-el-ni-o-driven-drought-i-b85998

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    ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre warns of severe El Niño-driven drought in Indonesia and reports 781 fires in South Sumatra
    Heightened drought and fire risk in Indonesia raises upside risk for Asian benchmark thermal coal futures and regional palm oil prices, and could weigh on IDR via growth and inflation concerns.
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    ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre warns of severe El Niño-driven drought in Indonesia and reports 781 fires in South Sumatra
    Heightened drought and fire risk in Indonesia raises upside risk for Asian benchmark thermal coal futures and regional palm oil prices, and could weigh on IDR via growth and inflation concerns.
    Impact
    Heightened drought and fire risk in Indonesia raises upside risk for Asian benchmark thermal coal futures and regional palm oil prices, and could weigh on IDR via growth and inflation concerns.
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    FCPO1:COMUSDIDR
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