With a strengthening El Niño, next year's growing season could see a La Niña, which would mean cooler than normal ocean temperatures in the Southern Pacific Region.

Kyle Tapley, a senior ag meteorologist with MDA Weather Services, says right now we're seeing a positive PDO, which means warmer than normal temperatures in the Northern Pacific Region. He says when this coincides with La Niña, it's usually not the best for Canadian crop yields.

"That tends to be the worst combination for North American crops, the combination of La Niña and a positive PDO, which tends to lead to some hotter weather and some drier weather across the central U.S. and even the Canadian Prairies as well," Tapley says.

He says La Niña isn't the only possible outcome for next year's growing season, but historically it's the most common coming off of a year with a strong El Niño.

"[El Niño] tends to weaken rather quickly as we move into the springtime," Tapley says. "It's very unlikely we'd see another strong El Niño next year. There's been about five strong El Niños since 1950, three of them have gone to La Niña, one went to a neutral phase of ENSO, and the other remained a very weak El Niño. So La Niña's most likely, but it's not the only option."

Tapley also adds that a lot can change before spring, and suggests producers pay attention to weather patterns throughout the winter.