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North China Plain, Yellow River Basin To Get Needed Rain

Kansas City, May 14 (World Weather Inc.) – The North China Plain, central Yellow River Basin, and many areas in northern China dried down in recent weeks. The lack of rain was welcome for winter wheat that is maturing and getting ready for harvest. However, as more summer grains, oilseeds, and cotton go into the ground, the need for timely rain is rising. A series of disturbances will now bring erratic rainfall to these locations during the coming week. Resulting rainfall will bolster soil moisture and improve establishment conditions. The driest areas may need additional rain to completely fix the moisture deficits. In the meantime, areas near and south of the Yangtze River will see several waves of rain in the coming days that may promote localized flooding.

South Africa Maturation, Harvest Conditions Improve

Kansas City, May 14 (World Weather Inc.) – Weather conditions across South Africa’s summer crop areas during the past week were favorable for maturation and general fieldwork. Soil moisture was still rated well enough to support the most immature late season crops. In the meantime, rain fell most abundantly in western parts of the nation impacting some important wheat, barley and canola production areas and helping to improve their planting, emergence and establishment outlook. Summer crop areas in the central and east parts of South Africa will receive limited rain during the coming week. Temperatures will be mild during the next few days before warming to more seasonable levels over the weekend and next week.

U.S. Midwest Warming To Improve Crop Emergence, Growth

Kansas City, May 13 (World Weather Inc.) – Unusually cool weather in the U.S. Midwest, Delta and southeastern States this month has slowed crop development and drying rates. The impact of cool weather has been greatest on the Great Lakes region and central Midwest, although areas farther to the south were impacted as well. Warm weather is needed to stimulate quicker drying rates between rain events and to stimulate faster emergence, establishment and early growth. Temperatures will rise notably this weekend into early next week, but more cooling after that will reverse the trend and may come with some rain to slow fieldwork once again. Planting has advanced well so far this season, despite recent cooler biased conditions, but the warm up is needed to improve crop establishment and growth rates.