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Russia, Ukraine Precipitation Minimal, Temperatures Warm

Kansas City, March 19 (World Weather Inc.) – Early season winter grain and oilseed prospects for Russia, Ukraine, and neighboring areas are a little better now than last autumn due to “some” winter precipitation that has improved topsoil moisture after a dismal planting and establishment season due to dryness. The main production areas have enough moisture to support some initial new growth in the coming weeks as more crops come out of dormancy however, much of Eurasia’s main winter crop areas will trend drier than normal through the end of this month while temperatures are above normal. The warm biased temperatures are unlikely to cause rapid drying, although without much precipitation a gradual drying trend is expected raising the need for timely rain going into April.

Southern China Dryness A Growing Concern For Rice, Corn

Kansas City, March 19 (World Weather Inc.) – Dryness is an increasing concern across far southern China where early corn and rice are grown and where sugarcane and some citrus are produced as well. The region trended drier than normal during the past few months and many areas are a little too dry for ideal planting conditions and new growth. With drier-biased conditions persisting for at least another week, planting prospects and sugarcane development will remain less than ideal. Rapeseed and southern wheat areas in the Yangtze River Basin will also experience a net decline in soil moisture over the next week to ten days, although soil moisture today is favorably rated. The North China Plain and Yellow River Basin will also have need for rain soon to ensure the best possible start to the growing season.