Have any questions? Just call us (913) 383-1161

Predicting the impact of nature. Find out how here.

US Min

This content is for members only

US Max

This content is for members only

US Rain

This content is for members only

Europe Rapeseed, Fruit And Vegetable Crops Freeze Damaged

Kansas City, April 23 (World Weather Inc.) – Unusually warm weather earlier this month across the European Continent was replaced by cooler weather last week. The cooling trend dominated much of the past week, but temperatures the past few days have bottomed out well below freezing. Concern about crop damage is rampant today and some damage has likely occurred. Fruit and vegetable crops were most seriously impacted since an extended period of warm weather from late March through early April induced flowering and aggressive new crop development. Wheat barley and rye should not have been seriously impacted, but there is concern over the rapeseed crop.

U.S. Midwest Rain Will Slow Corn, Soybean Planting Rates

Kansas City, April 23 (World Weather Inc.) – Recent precipitation has been occurring often enough to slow some of the farming activity in the U.S. Midwest and this trend will continue this week before a more dramatic increase in rainfall takes place next week. Farmers will be taking a risk of having some fields washed out if they rush into planting this week ahead of the greater rain that may fall next week. Producers are already eying the second week of May for the big push in fieldwork after the slow start. The next ten days to two weeks of rain in the western Midwest is liable to further reduce drought in the western Corn and Soybean Belt and add moisture for feedback moisture into the atmosphere in late May when a high pressure ridge begins to influence the region.

Eastern Argentina Rain Will Disrupt Harvest

Kansas City, April 23 (World Weather Inc.) – Field conditions in eastern Argentina are still quite wet after recent past storm systems that produced abundant rainfall in the region. Less intensive rain occurred in this past week, though there is more heavy rain coming later this week that will restore excessive moisture and flooding. Most of the torrential rain, though, will stay east of the primary grain and oilseed production areas.