Ukraine. Precipitation will favor tillage before planting winter crops, as well as emergence

UkrAgroConsult

Crop condition:

• Dry weather with average air temperatures 2-4ºC above normal on September 11-20;
• Farmers continue planting of winter wheat. Due to moisture shortages, they are forced to sow into dry soil or postpone planting;
• This year’s weather conditions accelerate ripening of late crops;
• The optimum and even allowable period for rape planting has expired.

Moisture supply:

• No precipitation occurred this past week;
• Long dryness leads to further soil drought and worse conditions for tillage, fall planting and emergence;
• 70% of areas intended for fall planting contain no moisture in the topsoil (0-10 cm and 0-20 cm layers);
• 20% have insignificant moisture (less than 10 mm in the plow layer);
• In some areas, moisture content nears critical values;
• 10% enjoy optimum soil moisture for planting, germination and emergence of grain crops.

Weather forecast for October 1-4:

• Precipitation (15-25 mm) in the northern, central and southern regions, up to 70 mm in the western ones, 5-10 mm in the east;
• Air temperature was +13 … 15°C in the West, +16 … 18°C in the North, +18 … 20°C in the East, +20 … 22°C in the South;
• Precipitation will favor tillage before planting winter crops, as well as emergence;
• The soil in the west may become too wet because of heavy rains, UkrAgroConsult reports.

More detailed information on the latest trends in grain exports, supply and demand balances with breakdown by crop, price behavior, crop conditions and progress in harvesting/planting in the countries of Black Sea Region is available to subscribers for Online Analytics “Black Sea Grain” in the new innovative tool for agri market participants – AgriSupp by UkrAgroConsult. Subscribe to a 7-day free trial!!

Start using analytical data and increase your efficiency now!

Register to get your demo access: http://agrisupp.com/en/register/1

UkrAgroConsult