World Crop Weather Highlights
International Crop and Weather Highlights from USDA/WAOB Joint Agricultural Weather Facility
EUROPE – Highlight: Rain And Snow Maintain Favourable Soil Moisture
Widespread rain and snow over much of Europe maintain favorable soil moisture for dormant to semi-dormant winter grains and oilseeds.
Drier weather returns to Spain in the wake of recent beneficial rainfall.
FSU – Highlight: Favorable Overwintering Conditions
Warmer-than-normal weather in Ukraine and the Southern District in Russia maintains favourable overwintering conditions for winter grains, although most areas lack a protective snow cover.
Unseasonably mild weather returns to northern Russia, where winter grains remain insulated by a moderate to deep snow cover.
SOUTHEAST ASIA – Highlight: Torrential Showers Abate Across Eastern Malaysia
Torrential showers abate in eastern Malaysia, providing much-needed dryness for oil palm harvesting.
Heavy showers maintain unfavourably wet conditions for corn in the southeastern Philippines.
SOUTH ASIA – Highlight: Showers And Thunderstorms Benefit Winter Wheat
Showers and thunderstorms benefit heading winter wheat in northern portions of India and Pakistan.
MIDDLE EAST – Highlight: Unseasonably Warm, Wet Weather Benefits Winter Grains
In Turkey and Iran, above-normal temperatures and widespread rain maintain mostly favourable overwintering conditions for dormant to semi-dormant winter wheat and barley.
Varying levels of drought stress continue in winter crop areas of Syria and Iraq.
NORTHWEST AFRICA – Highlight: Rain Diminishes; Topsoil Moisture Remains Abundant
Drier weather returns to Morocco and western Algeria, where topsoil moisture remains abundant for vegetative winter wheat and barley.
Showers in northern Tunisia provide moisture for winter grains, following a drier-than-normal start to the rainy season.
AUSTRALIA – Highlight: Rain Benefits Summer Crops
In southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, widespread, soaking rains provide a welcome boost in moisture supplies for reproductive cotton and sorghum.
SOUTH AMERICA – Highlight: Conditions Variable In Argentina; Wet In Brazil
In Argentina, warm, dry weather renews stress on summer grains and oilseeds in La Pampa and Buenos Aires. However, rain brings further drought improvement to Santa Fe and Entre Rios.
Beneficial rain covers nearly all major growing areas of central and southern Brazil, increasing moisture for immature soybeans and other summer crops.
SOUTH AFRICA – Highlight: Warm, Showery Weather Continues Across The Corn Belt
Conditions remain overall favourable for corn and other summer crops, advancing through reproduction.
EUROPE – Highlight: Rain And Snow Maintain Favourable Soil Moisture
Widespread rain and snow over much of Europe maintain favorable soil moisture for dormant to semi-dormant winter grains and oilseeds.
Drier weather returns to Spain in the wake of recent beneficial rainfall.
FSU – Highlight: Favorable Overwintering Conditions
Warmer-than-normal weather in Ukraine and the Southern District in Russia maintains favourable overwintering conditions for winter grains, although most areas lack a protective snow cover.
Unseasonably mild weather returns to northern Russia, where winter grains remain insulated by a moderate to deep snow cover.
SOUTHEAST ASIA – Highlight: Torrential Showers Abate Across Eastern Malaysia
Torrential showers abate in eastern Malaysia, providing much-needed dryness for oil palm harvesting.
Heavy showers maintain unfavourably wet conditions for corn in the southeastern Philippines.
SOUTH ASIA – Highlight: Showers And Thunderstorms Benefit Winter Wheat
Showers and thunderstorms benefit heading winter wheat in northern portions of India and Pakistan.
MIDDLE EAST – Highlight: Unseasonably Warm, Wet Weather Benefits Winter Grains
In Turkey and Iran, above-normal temperatures and widespread rain maintain mostly favourable overwintering conditions for dormant to semi-dormant winter wheat and barley.
Varying levels of drought stress continue in winter crop areas of Syria and Iraq.
NORTHWEST AFRICA – Highlight: Rain Diminishes; Topsoil Moisture Remains Abundant
Drier weather returns to Morocco and western Algeria, where topsoil moisture remains abundant for vegetative winter wheat and barley.
Showers in northern Tunisia provide moisture for winter grains, following a drier-than-normal start to the rainy season.
AUSTRALIA – Highlight: Rain Benefits Summer Crops
In southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, widespread, soaking rains provide a welcome boost in moisture supplies for reproductive cotton and sorghum.
SOUTH AMERICA – Highlight: Conditions Variable In Argentina; Wet In Brazil
In Argentina, warm, dry weather renews stress on summer grains and oilseeds in La Pampa and Buenos Aires. However, rain brings further drought improvement to Santa Fe and Entre Rios.
Beneficial rain covers nearly all major growing areas of central and southern Brazil, increasing moisture for immature soybeans and other summer crops.
SOUTH AFRICA – Highlight: Warm, Showery Weather Continues Across The Corn Belt
Conditions remain overall favourable for corn and other summer crops, advancing through reproduction.