Ukraine: Early Conditions for 2014/15 Winter Grains
According to data from the State Statistical Committee of Ukraine, the total sown area for 2014/15 winter crops (including wheat, barley, rye, and rape) decreased by 4 percent from last season. Wheat,...
View ArticleDryness Continues in Argentina; Soybean Plantings May Increase, with Corn Lower
Argentina is forecast to harvest 20 million hectares of soybeans in the 2013/2014 soybean season and produce 54.5 million metric tons. Dry conditions in October limited sunflower and corn plantings and...
View ArticleIraq MY2013/14 Rice Area Assessment Using Landsat-8 Satellite Imagery
Rice has always been an important staple as part of the Iraqi diet. In the 1980s, Iraq imported large amounts of US rice to meet its growing demand. Rice is primarily grown in a concentrated area along...
View ArticleAfghanistan MY2014/15 Winter Grains Northern Rain-fed Region Concern Due to...
Adequate precipitation is needed early in the winter grains season (October through December) to allow for good stand establishment before the onset of winter dormancy. Wheat is the dominant winter...
View ArticleTurkey MY2014/15 Winter Grains Central Anatolia Region Dryness Concerns
Winter grains, wheat and barley, in the Mesopotamian regions (Turkey, Syria, and Iraq) are planted and will start to actively grow again by late March. Most of this region has been drier than normal...
View ArticleRussia: Favorable Conditions for 2014/15 Winter Crops
Conditions for Russia’s 2014/15 winter grains are generally favorable, although a lack of protective snow cover and a likely reduction in cold-hardiness for crops in southern Russia could increase...
View ArticleUkraine Planting Prospects for 2014/15
Current prospects for Ukraine's winter crops and spring-sowing campaign remain generally favorable. The country’s wheat crop is already in the ground, and the availability of most inputs for spring...
View ArticleEurope: Mild Winter Advances Crop Stage Excessive Rain in West Creates Field...
Mild over-winter conditions have kept crops in the 28-member European Union (EU) in good condition since planting last autumn. Almost all winter long, temperatures have remained much above-average. A...
View ArticleParaguay Soybeans: Crop Affected by High Summer Temperatures
This season’s Paraguay soybean crop was affected by extreme heat and dry conditions in December and into January, reducing crop expectations to 8.1 million metric tons (MMT) of soybeans, 13 percent...
View ArticleRains Help Replenish Argentine Soybean Needs in Most Regions
With rains in the southern Pampas, the Argentine soybean crop is expected to bring in 54 million metric tons (MMT) for the 2013/14 season, 9 percent more than last season. The crop appears to have...
View ArticleUkraine: Crop Production Forecasts for 2014/15
Specialists from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service traveled to Kyiv in early April to conduct interviews with agricultural officials and private commodity analysts in order to assess Ukrainian...
View ArticleSoutheast Asia: Historical El Niño-Related Crop Yield Impact
The world’s major meteorological organizations have issued alerts about the increasing probability of an El Niño event. Sea-surface temperatures (SST) from March through May have begun to rise in the...
View ArticlePeru Wheat Production Limited by Competition from Corn and Quinoa
The Peruvian wheat crop for 2014/15 is estimated at 150,000 hectares (Ha) with a trend yield of 1.52 metric tons per Ha (MT/Ha), for a projected production of 230,000 metric tons (MT). Wheat area is...
View ArticleSummer Drought Limits Upside Potential for China Corn Yields
USDA currently projects China’s 2014/15 corn production at 220.0 million tons, up 3.5 million tons from last year, based on higher area (36.8 million hectares). The projected yield of 6.03 tons per...
View ArticleSoutheast Asia: Post-2020 Palm Oil Outlook Questionable
World palm oil output has steadily increased over the past few decades, reaching record levels on an annual basis. Continued expansion in Malaysia and Indonesia relies on certain factors that may be...
View ArticleRecord Wheat Yields Expected for South Africa’s 2014/15 Wheat Crop
USDA’s September 11 forecast for 2014/15 South Africa wheat production is 1.8 million tons, which is nearly the same as last year’s output. Harvested area for 2014/15 is forecast at a record low...
View ArticleFavorable Conditions for China’s 2015/16 Winter Wheat Crop
Summary: China’s 2015/16 winter wheat crop was planted in October and is now in the emergence/tillering stage. The weather has been very favorable for planting and crop development this year....
View ArticleUkraine: Establishment Conditions for 2015/16 Winter Grains
According to data from the Ukrainian Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food and estimates from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 2015/16 winter grains were planted on 8.03 million hectares...
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