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U.S. Mid-South Wet Spring To Last Another Week

Kansas City, May 23 (World Weather Inc.) – Anomalously wet spring conditions this year from the lower Ohio River Valley into the northern Delta, Tennessee River Basin and southeastern Plains has been a frustration for many farmers. Planting delays have been ongoing since the initial flooding rain event occurred in late March and early April. Rain continued to evolve each time fields became firm enough for a little fieldwork to begin and the same phenomenon is occurring this week. Recent drying was welcome, but now there will be a full week of frequent rain that will reverse all of the drying that has occurred recently and raise the potential for new flooding. This week’s rain may be “the last straw” for producers in parts of the region that may have to abandon their fields or at least fall back to a possible late-season, short variety, soybean crop if they believe drying will eventually come to the region.

Germany, France Too Dry; Temporary Relief Coming For Some

Kansas City, May 22 (World Weather Inc.) – Portions of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom dried down a little too much in recent weeks to support ideal conditions for unirrigated crops. These areas are not critically dry, but are still in need of precipitation in the near future to limit production impacts. There will be opportunities for erratic rainfall during the coming week that will offer some relief to the dryness, most notably in Germany and the U.K.; however, resulting rainfall will be too light to completely fix the dryness and this will be especially true in portions of France. Other production areas in Europe received timely rain during the past week with more on the way in coming days. The environment will remain relatively good for the summer crops outside the wettest pockets in southeastern Europe.

Canadian Prairies Face More Aggressive Drying

Kansas City, May 22 (World Weather Inc.) – Precipitation varied across the Canadian Prairies in recent weeks with some receiving timely rain and others trending much drier than usual. Portions of Alberta and Saskatchewan are drying down a little too much or remain too dry for favorable germination and establishment. Precipitation will be limited for the next seven days with only a few light showers and isolated thunderstorms slated for portions of Alberta, northeastern British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. Net drying is slated across the Prairies with aggressive drying expected next week once temperatures surge above normal. The need for timely rain will steadily increase into June to reduce worries over production impacts as the ground firms.

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