Russia’s New Lands Cold Snap Could Impact Spring Crops

Kansas City, August 26 (World Weather Inc.) – Late-season crop development conditions were relatively favorable for the former Soviet Union during the past week outside the driest areas in southern Russia and Ukraine. The lack of rain and warm daytime temperatures in the south were welcome for crops maturing and being harvested. The main concern through the middle of next week will be a strong cold front that will impact Russia. Frost and light freezes will be possible for Russia’s eastern New Lands and northern Kazakhstan that could damage spring grains and oilseeds that are not yet mature. Cool weather may slow maturation and harvesting as well. Other locations in the former Soviet Union will see more favorable conditions for maturation and harvesting due to a lack of rain and relatively warm weather, at least compared to the eastern New Lands.

Weekend Headliners: Typhoon Jangmi, Russia Frost And West Texas Rain

            Kansas City, May 31 (World Weather Inc.) – Not many surprises occurred during the weekend. However, there were a few areas of greater interest that should at least be reviewed. The first is Typhoon Jangmi which is expected to impact parts of Japan this week. Another interesting weekend weather event was frost in western Russia, although the impact on agriculture should have been low. North Africa drying continues which is not much of an issue for crops in Morocco and northwestern Algeria which are being harvested, but late season wheat and barley in Tunisia have likely lost some yield potential and quality. In the meantime, West Texas is finally going to get a soaking rain this week just before dry weather resumes next week.

Wyoming, Montana Freezes Harm Sugarbeets

Kansas City, May 19 (World Weather Inc.) – Unusually cold temperatures this morning in Wyoming and Montana burned a considerable amount of new vegetative growth from crops and trees throughout the two states. The impact should have been minimal to low since most crops were not far enough advanced to be seriously harmed. With that said, though, Wyoming’s sugar beets were 40% emerged and vulnerable some of the coldest temperatures. Other crops may have been damaged, as well, though local conditions will dictate the overall impact. The cold weather will shift into the northern Plains tonight, but no serious harm is expected to crops there; though some newly emerged corn, soybeans, dry beans and sugarbeets could be impacted to some degree.

Northern, West-Central U.S. Plains Freeze Tonight

Kansas City, May 18 (World Weather Inc.) – Temperatures continue to gyrate at an impressive rate and over wide ranges this spring. Another wild swing in temperatures occurred over the past week with frost and freeze conditions impacting parts of the U.S. Midwest and Plains a little more than a week ago followed by extremes highs during this past weekend in the 90s to over 105 Fahrenheit in the heart of the Plains. Temperatures in the northwestern Plains reached into the 80s and over 90 briefly last week, but high temperatures in the southwestern Canada Prairies and the northwestern U.S. Plains during the weekend were stuck in the 30s and 40s. An additional fall in temperatures will occur tonight with portions of the northern west-central Plains back again into the frost and freeze range. This should be the last of the coldest nights for a while.

South America Weekend Cold Has Low Impact on Agriculture

Kansas City, May 11 (World Weather Inc.) – Cold temperatures in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Brazil during the weekend and early today had a variety of influence on agriculture, but none were so great to seriously impact production. Frost and freezes ended the growing season in some areas of Argentina where such conditions had not yet occurred this year. Frost and freezes in Brazil occurred outside of key summer crop areas leaving Safrinha corn unaffected and wheat was not far enough advanced to be negatively impacted. Coffee, citrus and sugarcane were also far enough to the north in Brazil to miss any potential for a negative impact on production.

U.S. West-Central High Plains Freeze Wheat Impact Low

Kansas City, May 7 (World Weather Inc.) – A late-season frost and freeze event has occurred overnight in the U.S. west-central high Plains region from Colorado and southwestern Nebraska into western Kansas and the Oklahoma and northwestern Texas Panhandles. Freezes in Kansas may not have been hard enough for a long enough period of time to induce serious harm to the wheat crop, although an assessment will have to be made to determine its full impact. Some of the impact will not be fully understood until the harvest since the impact of such conditions often results in the sterilization of the plant’s reproductive parts leaving wheat heads empty of grain when the harvest occurs. Colorado was coldest and wheat was most immature and partially buried in snow across that state further reducing the impact.

Frost, Freezes Return U.S. To Hard Red Winter Wheat Areas

Kansas City, April 29 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and freezes returned again to U.S. hard red winter wheat production areas this morning, but the impact on the more advanced wheat crop was minimal. Additional cold is expected Friday and Saturday that may threaten a few fields with minor damage. Most of the temperatures this weekend are unlikely to be quite cold enough for a long enough period to add more damage to the already drought-stricken crop, but readings will be close to the damage threshold for heading wheat and the situation will need to be closely monitored.

SW Argentina Frost, Freezes Nip At Late Season Crops

Kansas City, April 27 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and a few freezes occurred this morning in southwestern Argentina impacting late season crops in San Luis, La Pampa and southwestern Cordoba. Early indications suggest only a few of the most immature crops may have been impacted. Most of the grain and oilseed crops were filling, maturing and being harvested. The majority of temperatures were not low enough for a long enough period to harm the most immature crop. Recent rainy weather has some of the crop maturing a little more slowly than usual.

U.S. Midwest Frost/Freeze Risk Rises As Cold Cycle Returns

Kansas City, April 15 (World Weather Inc.) – Unusual cold in late January and the first days of February and again during mid-March was part of a repeating cold cycle that has been impacting eastern North America periodically since November. It is due to return in the last days of April and early May. However, the cold will not be as potent this time around as it was in mid-March, but nonetheless frost and freezes may return to portions of the Midwest. Recent computer forecast model runs have also suggested a good chance for frost and freezes in the Midwest and Great Plains this weekend into next Monday morning.

Eastern U.S. Cold Weather Next Week Will Return In Late April

Kansas City, March 17 (World Weather Inc.) – Cold arctic air is pooling in northern Canada once again and it will drop into the Canadian Prairies this weekend. Changes in the jet stream at the end of the weekend and early next week will then force some of the cold air south into the Midwest, Delta and southeastern states during the early part of next week. This weather change is part of a repeating weather cycle that should reappear in the last days of April and early May. Frost and freezes are expected to associate with both surges of cold. Next week’s cold will burn back some new vegetative growth in wheat production areas while that which occurs in late April and early May could induce some greater damage to winter and spring crops.

Florida Citrus Impacted By Hard Freeze Feb. 1 & 2

Kansas City, February 2 (World Weather Inc.) – No surprises occurred in Florida citrus areas Sunday or Monday with low temperatures dropping well below freezing throughout the state’s primary citrus belt and in some sugarcane areas. Damage to crops was suspected; although, an assessment of loss will take weeks especially since some of the impact will be on blossom buds that have yet to open. Unharvested fruit may have been impacted along with a considerable amount of leaf loss. Spray irrigation and other methods were used in an attempt to protect the crop from permanent damage, but it will be unclear for a while just how severe the freeze was on production.

Florida Citrus At Risk of Freeze Damage Sunday, Monday

Kansas City, January 30 (World Weather Inc.) – Eastern portions of the United States have been beat up by winter weather in the past week and a final blow to the region is forthcoming this weekend as bitter cold settles in one more time. Unusually cold conditions have already dominated much of the past week, but a final push of arctic air into the eastern states this weekend may push some of the coldest temperatures seen in central Florida in many years. It is not the “perfect storm” for seeing epic cold and crop damage in the region, but temperatures will be low enough to raise the potential for some loss despite the protective steps many producers will take to save the crop. Sugarcane in both Louisiana and Florida will also be nipped.

Freezes Impact South Texas, Louisiana Citrus And Sugarcane

Kansas City, January 27 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and freezes reached into northeastern Mexico, southern Texas and along most of the Louisiana and Florida Panhandle coasts this morning as a great culmination to the past several days of unusually intense winter weather in the central and eastern United States. Damage to citrus and sugarcane was suspected in both Texas and Louisiana, although the impact should not be tremendous unless poor weather occurs during the spring and summer.

Florida Cools As Expected; Frost, Freezes in Citrus Areas

Kansas City, January 16 (World Weather Inc.) – Cold temperatures settled into the southeastern United States overnight bringing some of the lowest temperatures of the season to portions of Florida’s citrus region. Frost and mostly light freeze conditions were common in the key production areas. Damage to unharvested fruit, trees and blossom buds for 2026 should have been minimal due to spray irrigation and other methods of keeping citrus groves warm. Despite the frost and freezes, temperatures were not low enough for a long enough period of time to induce permanent crop damage. Additional bouts of cold will impact Florida early next week and again later this month.

Some SE U.S. Sugarcane, Citrus To See Frost, Brief Freezes

Kansas City, December 30 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and freeze conditions are likely to impact sugarcane areas of Louisiana and minor citrus production areas of northern Florida Wednesday morning for the third time since October. The impact of cold conditions has been relatively low in past events and the same is expected Wednesday. Temperatures will not be cold enough to induce any permanent damage in sugarcane areas, but some citrus groves in northern Florida will need the assistance of irrigation systems to provide some protection to unharvested fruit and flower buds for the coming season. Other fruit trees in the southeastern United States have been impacted by widely swinging temperatures in recent weeks and this trend will continue into late winter.

Argentina Planting Conditions Improve From Recent Rain

Kansas City, October 29 (World Weather Inc.) – Argentina has seen a good mix of rain and sunshine during much of the spring season and that has supported winter wheat and barley development as well as favorable early spring planting progress. There have been a few areas missing rain periodically. Rain reported during the past week in the main Pampas farming region and surrounding areas significantly improved the moisture profile. Planting and establishment conditions are now more favorable and should promote more aggressive fieldwork in the coming weeks. The main production areas will see a good mix of rain and sunshine through the middle of next week. Periods of drier weather will allow for aggressive planting. Most locations will have enough moisture to maintain favorable establishment and early-season development as well.

Argentina Frost, Light Freezes Have Low Impact

Kansas City, October 28 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and light freezes occurred in southern Argentina this morning. Most of the officially reported low temperatures were right at the point of freezing. Pre-dawn temperatures suggested the coldest air was of very short duration suggesting the impact on reproducing and filling wheat and barley should have been low. Another cool morning is expected Wednesday and some computer forecast models have suggested another shot of cold “may” occur early next week – although confidence on that event is very low today.

Argentina Frost, Freezes To Threaten Southern Wheat

Kansas City, October 27 (World Weather Inc.) – An unusually cold airmass predicted a week ago to impact Argentina this week is still on the forecast charts and the coldest air will be over Buenos Aires and La Pampa tonight and Tuesday resulting in late season frost and freezes. Winter wheat and barley are reproducing and filling in the region and may be damaged by the cold. Some lingering coolness is expected Wednesday morning, although the surface high pressure center will be abating from the region at that time.

Canadian Prairies Harvest Will Advance Around Spotty Rain

Kansas City, September 5 (World Weather Inc.) – A disturbance brought enough rain in portions of Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan in recent days to slow harvesting and general fieldwork. However, a large section of the Canadian Prairies experienced relatively favorable conditions for aggressive maturation and harvesting during the past week. Progress remains a little behind normal compared to recent years in part due to periods of significant rain in August. A large section of the Prairies will trend drier than usual through the end of next week with periods of warmer than normal weather. The lack of abundant rain for most will be beneficial for aggressive maturation and harvesting. Yields remain highly variable across the Prairies due to an uneven distribution of rain over the growing season.

East Canada Prairies, Upper U.S. Midwest Frost Later This Week

Kansas City, September 1 (World Weather Inc.) – Two shots of cold air will push through eastern Canada’s Prairies this week associated with a repeating pattern that World Weather, Inc. has been monitoring since last November. Last week’s cold weather was associated with this same cold pattern and it should reach a peak late this week and early in the weekend. Wednesday will be the first round of cooler than usual weather in the eastern Prairies while Friday and Saturday will be cold again over some of the same areas. Portions of the upper U.S. Midwest will see some frost and a few freezes Thursday morning with another opportunity for frost in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region Sunday and Monday of next week.

Canada Prairies Frost Threat Evolving This Weekend

Kansas City, August 19 (World Weather Inc.) – An unusually large and cold airmass moving south from the arctic late this week and into the weekend will bring temperatures down below normal in much of Canada’s central and eastern Prairies and into the north central United States. The cold air will bring “soft” frost to parts of the Prairies and a few light freezes cannot be ruled out as a possibility. Today’s computer forecast models may be overdoing the intensity of the cold, although the risk of soft frost is going to be moderately high. Freezes may be more difficult to accomplish, although the situation will be closely monitored over the next few days.

Canadian Prairies Rain Brings Relief To Some Areas, Not All

Kansas City, June 27 (World Weather Inc.) – Last weekend’s rain event in portions of Canada’s Prairies was a Godsend for many producers and their crops easing a notable shortage of soil moisture and greatly reducing plant stress. As great as the precipitation event was, however, the region still has moisture shortages down deep in the ground warranting follow up moisture soon. The greatest relief occurred in the west and north leaving many areas in southern and east-central Saskatchewan and Manitoba in need of additional moisture. Some production has already been cut from the southwestern Prairies because of crop failings prior to the rain event and there are other fields of wheat, lentils and peas that will yield poorly because of previous dryness. Additional crop injury came with the past week of frost and light freezes that also impacted the region after the rain event.

Eastern Canadian Prairies, Neighbors Face Frost, Light Freezes

Kansas City, May 15 (World Weather Inc.) – A late blast of cold air will advance across the eastern Canadian Prairies and neighboring locations in North Dakota and northern Minnesota this weekend following a significant rain event. Frost and light freezes are expected in portions of Manitoba, eastern Saskatchewan, and pockets of North Dakota and northern Minnesota from this event. The coldest conditions will be restricted to the eastern Canadian Prairies, where only a few crops have emerged. Other than some potential burning back of the crop or leaf damage, overall production impacts should be minimal. Crops that do experience some damage may be replanted.

Russia, Ukraine Rain Welcome; Mild Weather May Limit Growth

Kansas City, May 9 (World Weather Inc.) – Timely precipitation this year has helped ease concern for drought impacting winter grain and oilseeds for Russia, Ukraine, and neighboring locations. Development conditions improved in recent weeks and yield potentials have increased. Additional rain will further bolster soil moisture across the main production areas through the end of next week. However, mild temperatures may limit aggressive growth for a while. Frost and light freezes will also occur in parts of Belarus, the Baltic States, far western Russia and some northwestern Ukraine locations and could marginally damage crops. Overall, the pattern should end up supporting long term crop development and production potential. The moisture will also be good for spring planting.

East Europe, Russia Small Grain, Rapeseed Freeze Assessment

Kansas City, April 29 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and freeze conditions that developed during the weekend and continued into Tuesday morning of this week resulted in some crop damage. The impact on wheat, barley and rye was minimal, although some vegetative development was burned back. Rapeseed damage might have been a little greater following an unusually warm week of weather earlier this month. World Weather, Inc. anticipates a low impact on winter cereals, but a high impact on fruit and vegetable crops and moderate damage may have occurred to winter rapeseed in Ukraine.

Turkey Freeze Damage Greatest To Fruits, Vegetables

Kansas City, April 14 (World Weather Inc.) – Unusually cold weather occurred in Turkey during the weekend and this morning dropping temperatures well below freezing and well below normal. The cold damaged many crops, but fruits and vegetable s were among those most seriously impacted. Wheat and barley damage may have also occurred, although the impact on those crops may be more limited to a part of Central and southeastern Anatolia where temperatures were quite warm a week ago.

U.S. Hard Red Winter Wheat Sees Hard Freezes

Kansas City, April 6 (World Weather Inc.) – Hard freezes occurred this morning in U.S. hard red winter wheat production areas. The cold burned new vegetative growth after recent bouts of unusually warm temperatures. The impact of the cold was likely limited since winter crops were not far enough advanced to be permanently damaged. Wheat has suffered from wild temperature swings since the middle of winter, blowing dust and drought. The lack of generalized precipitation this spring may be making it difficult for crops to recover from previous damage. A mild to cool temperature regime and periods of rain are necessary for crops to recover from damage this year and the forecast is not promoting such conditions.

U.S. Hard Red Wheat To Be Stressed Again By Cold

Kansas City, April 3 (World Weather Inc.) – Weather conditions have been anything, but settled this year in U.S. hard red winter wheat production areas. Wild temperature swings, extremely dry conditions, blowing dust and a few bouts of light rain and snow have been reported. The drought conditions have been most disturbing because with that has come some very dry and warm conditions recently and now there is a good chance for hard freezes to occur Sunday across most of the production region. The freezes will just be one more bout of stress that this year’s crop has had to endure, but with it will be some potential for minor damage to recent growth that may act as a deterrent against normal plant development until rain and warming returns again. The best news for the region, though, is that rain and snow will precede the cold and that will provide the potential for crop improvement once the cold passes.

Severe Weather, Flooding To Impact U.S. Crops, Property

Kansas City, April 2 (World Weather Inc.) – Significantly contrasting air masses meeting up over the U.S. lower and eastern Midwest and Mid-South regions over the next few days will bring on a bout of severe thunderstorms and flooding. Areas of the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys are being monitored for the potential for severe weather tonight into Thursday morning. Risks from these storms include; possible tornadoes, large hail, damaging wind, and heavy rain. The conflicting air masses will also set the stage for frequent bouts of heavy rain and the potential for additional strong to severe thunderstorms into Saturday. Rainfall totals going into Sunday will vary between 6.00 and 12.00 inches from Arkansas into portions of the Ohio River Valley and northern Delta with up to 14.00 inches possible from southern Kentucky into eastern Arkansas. If this forecast verifies, flooding will be a risk and may case damage to winter wheat in this region. Cooler-biased weather will then enter the Plains and eastern Midwest this weekend and early next week resulting in frost and freezes and a possible impact on the more advanced winter crops.

N. America May See Higher Late Season Frost, Freeze Risk

Kansas City, February 27 (World Weather Inc.) – Warm weather in North America this week has provided a great sigh of relief for folks suffering from bitter cold earlier this month; however, additional cold surges are likely this spring. World Weather, Inc. believes other bouts of colder than usual weather are likely after a period of warming like that which is under way now and the impact could be somewhat threatening to winter and earl- planted spring crops later in the year.

Louisiana Sugarcane, Much of South U.S. Cold Damaged

Kansas City, January 22 (World Weather Inc.) – Incredibly cold temperatures occurred this morning in the Deep South of the United States as well as northeastern Mexico. Hard freezes occurred as far south as southern Texas, northeastern Mexico and the entire central U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast causing damage to crops and property. The most damaging conditions were noted in fruit and vegetable areas of southern Texas, northeastern Mexico and in portions of southern Georgia and northern Florida. Sugarcane areas in southern Louisiana experienced the coldest temperatures on record with readings in the single digits Fahrenheit and a couple of extremes near and lightly below zero.

Frost, Freezes In South Texas, NE Mexico Tonight

Kansas City, January 21 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and freeze conditions have already been noted southward into interior southern Texas and along the entire central U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast this morning. The same areas will be impacted again tonight with the cold digging farther to the south through all of South Texas and into northeastern Mexico. An impact on fruit and vegetable crops is expected with some production cut possible for a few crops. Most of the damage to fruit trees and sugarcane is not expected to be very great, but some impacted is expected.

U.S. Frost, Freezes To Have Minimal Impact On Crops

Kansas City, October 10 (World Weather Inc.) – Harvesting of the corn, soybeans, and other summer crops is ongoing across the U.S. Corn and Soybean Belt. While maturation and harvest conditions were generally good in recent weeks, there are still a few soybean and corn fields that may not be fully mature. Temperatures will remain warmer than normal during the next few days and should help maintain a good environment for late-season maturation. A strong cold front will then advance across the Midwest later this weekend and early next week that will increase potentials for frost and light freezes. Crop damage should be minimal as a majority of the corn and soybeans should already be mature. The impact of frost and freezes for any immature crop will be minimal with the biggest risk being blackened soybeans. The cold will not have any major impact on winter wheat. The wheat crop’s biggest threat is due to ongoing dryness and drought will continue to spread and intensify in the Midwest and Great Plains due to the lack of rain.

Australia Frost, Freezes Raise Concern Over Production

Kansas City, September 17 (World Weather Inc.) – Unusually cold weather was noted in portions of southeastern Australia during the past week. Frost and freezes occurred in many areas of New South Wales, southeastern Queensland, Victoria and southeastern South Australia. The coldest weather occurred in the Great Dividing Range, but some crops areas near and to the west of the region also experienced some very chilly temperatures. There is some debate over the significance of the frost and freeze event and World Weather, Inc. believes the any lost yield should be kept low. In the meantime, there is already some concern over lost production from Queensland due to hot and dry conditions during reproduction. Weather in the next week should provide a good mix of moisture and sunshine in Victoria and South Australia while Western Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales receive little to no rain.

Australia Frost, Freezes Have Low Impact On Crops

Kansas City, September 16 (World Weather Inc.) – Weekend frost and freezes in southeastern Australia burned back some vegetative growth in wheat, barley, canola and some pulse production areas. The impact of cold is not fully known due to varying stages of crop development. Most of the cold should have had a low impact with only temporary damage, but some greater damage cannot be ruled out quite yet. Pulses and Canola may have been more impacted than wheat or barley and there is more cold weather coming.

Upper U.S. Midwest Cold To Have Low Impact On Crops

Kansas City, September 5 (World Weather Inc.) – Cold air continues to push into the upper Midwest today from Canada. It will be the coldest airmass of the season and it should settle into Wisconsin Minnesota and upper Michigan Saturday morning. A part of northeastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois will also feel the coolness as will all other areas in the Midwest later in the weekend. Soft frost is expected in soybean and corn production areas of Wisconsin and a few areas in eastern and northern Minnesota as well as upper Michigan. The impact on crops is expected to be low unless the temperatures get colder than expected. There is potential for a pocket or two of near freezing temperatures in Wisconsin.

Russia’s New Lands Frost May Impact Spring Wheat, Sunseed

Kansas City, August 30 (World Weather Inc.) – Wheat, sunseed, and other spring and summer crop prospects remain favorable for Russia’s eastern New Lands and Ural Mountains region into northern Kazakhstan, although these areas have been wetter than normal during the past month. There has been some concern over crop conditions because of the wet bias, but production potential has not likely declined by much. A series of frontal boundaries will bring colder air to these areas in the coming days, raising the threat for frost and some freezes. While frost is not uncommon this time of year, there is concern that crops are a little behind in their development due to the wet weather in recent weeks. Some damage to immature crops will be possible if frost and freezes are severe enough. Most likely the crop will not be seriously harmed, but the situation warrants a close watch.

Canada Prairies Frost, Freezes Have Low Impact Overnight

Kansas City, June 18 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and light freezes occurred in portions of Alberta and some western Saskatchewan locations overnight. The cold weather occurred with variable cloud cover resulting in some areas seeing frost while others did not. The cold was significant enough to induce at least some minor damage to crops, but the impact on production should be low if there is any at all. Another cold night is expected tonight with temperatures similar or slightly colder. West-central and northern Saskatchewan will be coldest tonight

Canada Prairies Cloud Cover May Help Limit Freeze Potential

Kansas City, June 17 (World Weather Inc.) – An unusually cold airmass has dropped into Canada this week. Mid-day temperatures today may struggle to get out of the 50s Fahrenheit with some cloud-covered areas that get precipitation may be stuck in the upper 40s. Cloudiness should hold on overnight and that is extremely important since the atmosphere will be cold enough to induce a serious freeze event if the skies clear off and the wind becomes light and variable. The cool air will continue into Thursday and it would not be surprising to see at least some freezes and possible frost during mid-week that could pose a threat to canola and a few other crops.

Time Running Out On CIS Rain Potential; High Pressure Due

Kansas City, May 15 (World Weather Inc.) – Russia’s Central and Southern Regions have been beat up by crop damaging cold weather this month and while that has been ongoing, the soil from eastern Ukraine to western Kazakhstan has failed to get needed moisture. Rapeseed and some small grain production losses occurred this month as unusual cold brought damaging freezes to crop areas that had previously been quite warm. In the meantime, dryness remains a serious concern from eastern Ukraine and Russia’s Southern Region into western Kazakhstan. Time is running out for dryness relief before a new high pressure ridge develops aloft later this month. The ridge of high pressure will induce warmer-than-usual temperatures and further restrict rainfall making the next week to ten days very important for getting needed relief into these drier areas. Ongoing drought could have a bigger impact on Russia’s grain and oilseed production than the freeze event and the situation must be closely monitored.

Argentina Harvest, Winter Wheat Planting Will Advance Swiftly

Kansas City, May 14 (World Weather Inc.) – Despite some spotty rain during the past week, harvesting is progressing across Argentina, albeit at a slightly slower pace compared to last year. Precipitation will be limited for the main Pampas farming region during the coming week, which will support aggressive harvesting and fieldwork. Yield potentials are still expected to be much greater than last season. Winter wheat planting will also get off to an aggressive start in the coming days due to the lack of rainfall. Current soil conditions should help support almost ideal establishment and early-season growth.

New Data From Russia Freeze Friday Expands Potential Damage

Kansas City, May 13 (World Weather Inc.) – Missing data from Russia Friday morning limited agricultural weather assessment groups from determining the potential damage from hard freezes to wheat, barley and rapeseed produced in Central and Southern Russia. Damage was already verified from the previous weekend and early week freeze and the new data from Friday suggested more damage may have occurred in a portion of Russia’s Southern region. Now, the difficult part is assessing the impact on production especially without detailed information about crop progress in recent weeks since the last general hard freeze occurred around April 8. World Weather, Inc. is speculating that a little more than 40% of winter rapeseed and 6% of the winter wheat may have been subjected to the most threatening conditions, though this is highly speculative without knowing the true stage of crop development. This damage is from freezes only and does not consider the ongoing developing drought. Damage may have also occurred in a small part of Belarus and northern Ukraine.

Another CIS Cold Surge Due Late This Week

Kansas City, May 6 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and freeze conditions occurred across much of the western Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) during the weekend. Temperatures fell below freezing deeply across western Russia and touched upon northeastern Ukraine and a few western Kazakhstan locations. The cold burned back new vegetative winter crop development, but the odds of seeing a production cut because of the cold is quite low. Another surge of reinforcing cold is expected Thursday and Friday that will drop temperatures below freezing again with some of it getting deeper into Ukraine and Russia’s Southern Region. Most of the winter grains and rapeseed are not far enough advanced to be seriously harmed by the cold, but there are some areas in Ukraine and Southern Russia that have been warm enough for a long enough period to raise the potential for a little more impact. In the meantime, dryness remains a concern from eastern Ukraine to Kazakhstan and some partial relief is possible in a part of the region.

Frost, Freezes May Have Impacted Argentina Soybeans, Corn

Kansas City, May 3 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and freeze conditions occurred this morning in southern Argentina. Some of the late season crops were likely impacted with the greatest concern being for the late double cropped soybeans. The cold weather will abate this weekend and there may be some follow-up shots of cold late next week and into mid-month. An assessment of the damage from this morning’s cold weather will begin immediately, but it will be several days and perhaps longer before the impact of the cold will be fully understood.

U.S. Cooling Next Week Could Bring Back Frost, Freezes

Kansas City, April 26 (World Weather Inc.) – North America weather continues to cycle through a repeating weather pattern and that may culminate in the return of colder than usual temperatures for a few days late next week and into the following weekend. Frost and freezes may accompany the cool off for the northern Plains and Midwest, although the colder conditions do not look very threatening to crops at this point in time.

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.

Washington Apple Bloom Should Escape Damage In Cool Spell

Kansas City, April 11 (World Weather Inc.) – A succession of three deep troughs of low pressure will be moving through British Columbia and the U.S. Pacific Northwest during the next ten days dropping temperatures low enough for mountain snow to fall and raising the potential for nighttime frost and freezes “if” the sky cover clears off. Most winter crops will be unaffected by the cold weather, but some of the region’s flowering fruit trees could be seriously impacted if everything goes exactly wrong. Sixty percent of the apples produced in the United States come from Washington State and with flowering getting under way there is “some” concern over the fate of that crop. Cloudiness will be the crops’ friend.

Tennessee River Basin Freezes Hard Overnight

Kansas City, March 19 (World Weather Inc.) – A potent, fast-moving, very cold airmass dropped through the eastern United States Monday afternoon and night forcing temperatures well below freezing this morning deeply into the mid-south region. Hard freezes occurred in the Tennessee River Basin and northern Delta this morning as well as the lower Midwest while light freezes occurred far to the south in southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, central Georgia and he western Carolinas. Damage to fruit and vegetable crops was most significant, but some winter wheat injury was suspected as well.

Interior U.S. Southeast To Be Quite Cold Tuesday Morning

Kansas City, March 18 (World Weather Inc.) – Very cold temperatures were dropping through the north-central United States this morning. Lowest temperatures in the upper single digits and teens Fahrenheit have occurred in the northern half of the Plains with teens and 20s in the upper Midwest. The cold is expected to plunge through the Midwest to the southeastern states today and tonight. Frost and freezes are expected in most areas from the Midwest to the interior Gulf of Mexico Coast states and interior parts of the Carolinas Tuesday morning. Some damage to fruit trees and wheat is expected, although permanent losses to wheat production should be highly localized.

U.S. Frost, Freezes In Mid-South, SE To Impact Wheat, Fruit

Kansas City, March 15 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and freeze conditions are expected early to mid-week next week in the lower Midwest, northern Delta, Tennessee River Basin and interior southeastern states. Damage to wheat and fruit trees is expected, although most of the wheat should come through the event with only temporary damage.

U.S. Sugarcane Braces For Freeze: Florida Citrus To Be Spared

Kansas City, January 12 (World Weather Inc.) – This weekend’s deep arctic air surge into the central United States will eventually reach South Texas and the central Gulf of Mexico Coast States. Frost and freezes will impact most of Texas; including fruit and vegetable production areas in the south. Hard freezes are also expected to the Louisiana coast. Sugarcane in Louisiana is expected to be most significantly impacted by the cold, although some minor impacts on sugarcane and citrus will occur in South Texas and perhaps a few northern citrus production areas in Florida.