Ukraine. The fall growing conditions remain difficult for winter crops

The weather on November 1-10 was moderately warm with insignificant precipitation. Growth of winter crops slows down as average daily temperatures falls. Winter crops continue to grow slowly in the daytime when air temperature steadily exceeds +5ºC. Farmers are finishing planting winter grains. The harvest of late-season grains and pulses is in progress. Winter crops are rated fair to good, UkrAgroConsult reports.

Moisture supply:

- Precipitation of various intensities occurred almost all over the country;

- It amounted to 0-1 mm in the east, 1-2.4 mm in the west and 1-5 in central and northern parts of Ukraine. Only the south (specifically Dnipropetrovsk region) received 18 mm, while Kherson region got 7-16 mm;

- The fall growing conditions remain difficult for winter crops;

- In the southern, central and locally northern regions, soil moisture in fields which were not fallow prior to planting was only replenished in the top layer (0-10 cm), while deeper soil layers contain no or very little moisture.

Weather forecast for November 16-21:

- 5-15 mm of precipitation is expected in the western regions and 2-5 mm in the north. Other parts of Ukraine will be dry;

- Air temperatures will be +5 … +7°C in the daytime, -1 … +1°C at night in the West; +2 … +4°C in the daytime, -3… -5°C at night in the North; +2 … +4°C in the daytime, -6 … -8°C at night in the East; +4 … +6°C in the daytime, -2… -4°C at night in Central Ukraine; +5 … +7°C in the daytime, -2 … -4°C at night in the South.