Favorable weather conditions prevail in the main grain exporting countries

Next week, additional precipitation is expected in the USA, Canada, and Europe, and in Ukraine and the Russian Federation, the weather will be favorable for sowing spring crops, but in Brazil, the drought will continue to intensify.

In the Midwest and the Plains of the United States, heavy rains will pass in the next 7-10 days, which, against the background of low temperatures, will promote the development of spring crops, although they will delay sowing somewhat.

Canada's prairies continue to experience cool weather with abundant precipitation that delays seeding but replenishes soil moisture. Temperatures will rise next week, which will speed up sowing.

In Brazil, the weather remains dry in most of the second-crop corn growing regions, although there are occasional isolated showers in the northern and southern states. Next week in the states of Mato Grosso and Paraná, the temperature will exceed 30-32 ^o C, which will negatively affect crops that are in the pollination and grain filling phase. In the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, rains are delaying the harvest of first-harvest corn and soybeans.

In Argentina, rains are also delaying harvesting, but lower air temperatures and less rainfall allow the work to be accelerated.

In Europe, precipitation is distributed very unevenly: in the west (in France, Great Britain and Spain) there is excessive rain, and in the east their amount is much less, but in general the soil moisture is good. A front will bring warmth and heavy showers to southern regions over the next few days, while frost is possible in the east late next week.

In the east of Ukraine and the south-west of the Russian Federation, it rained during the week, but it was not enough to overcome the effects of high temperatures in some areas. Next week, a cold front will bring lower temperatures and precipitation, which will accelerate the planting of spring crops. As a result of the abnormal heat in April, the vegetation of winter crops is 2-4 weeks ahead of the average terms, so harvesting in the southern regions can begin already at the beginning of June, if there are no heavy rains in May.

Western Australia continues to receive rains that are helping to increase wheat, barley and canola plantings. Forecasters are predicting further improvement in soil moisture as El Niño continues to move towards La Niña in the coming months.