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Contents

Crop Moisture Maps ....................................................... 2 April 16 Drought Monitor & U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook ................................ 3 Extreme Maximum & Minimum Temperature Maps ....... 4 Temperature Departure Map .......................................... 5 Growing Degree Day Maps ............................................ 6 Active U.S. Weather Pattern Continues ...................... 8 National Weather Data for Selected Cities ..................... 9 National Agricultural Summary ..................................... 12 Crop Progress and Condition Tables ........................... 13 International Weather and Crop Summary ................... 18 Bulletin Information & Soil Temperature Map ............... 30

WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN

ack-to-back storms delivered heavy precipitation across much of the South and East and portions of

the Midwest, maintaining a slow pace of fieldwork. Weekly precipitation totaled 4 inches or more in parts of the southern Appalachians, while a much broader area along and east of a line from eastern Texas to Michigan generally received at least 1 to 3 inches. The week began with a late-season snowfall from northern Illinois into Lower Michigan. Later, warmer weather melted that snow, as well as lingering snow cover from the previous

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HIGHLIGHTS April 14 – 20, 2019 Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB

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U.S. Drought Monitor April 16, 2019

Valid 8 a.m. EDT

(Released Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019)

Intensity:D0 Abnormally DryD1 Moderate DroughtD2 Severe DroughtD3 Extreme DroughtD4 Exceptional Drought

Author:David Miskus

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April 23, 2019 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 5 (Continued from front cover) week’s major upper Midwestern storm system. The melting snow, along with heavy rain in the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes region, further delayed the start of most Midwestern planting activities. Comparatively drier weather prevailed across the nation’s mid-section, although cool, wet soils limited fieldwork across the northern Plains. Still, near- or above-normal temperatures covered much of the country, with weekly temperatures averaging as much as 10°F above normal from the mid-Atlantic coast into southern New England. In contrast, temperatures averaged up to 5°F below normal in the lower Mississippi Valley. Elsewhere, mild but showery weather dominated the West, with the heaviest precipitation falling during the first half of the week. In California and the Southwest, a turn toward warmer, drier weather favored an acceleration of fieldwork. The week began with cold air in place across the Plains, leading to daily-record lows in Sisseton, SD (14°F), and Dalhart, TX (24°F). Thereafter, cold air largely disappeared, although late-week maximum temperatures failed to top the 50-degree mark in locations such as Jackson, TN (high of 50°F on April 19), and London, KY (47°F on April 20). Meanwhile, warm weather prevailed in advance of a pair of storm systems. On April 14, for example, Gainesville, FL, notched a daily-record high of 91°F. Four days later, record-setting highs for April 18 reached 90°F in Naples, FL, and Charleston, WV. At week’s end, a brief surge of warmth across the Plains resulted in daily-record highs in Roswell, NM (94°F), and Valentine, NE (93°F). With warmer weather in the Northeast, April 21 was the last of a record-high 163 days with at least an inch of snow on the ground in Caribou, ME. Caribou’s streak, which began on November 10, 2018, surpassed its 2002-03 standard of 155 days. Farther west, however, significant Midwestern snow fell on April 14, when daily-record totals reached 6.7 inches in Muskegon, MI; 5.4 inches in Chicago, IL; and 4.9 inches in Milwaukee, WI. For Chicago, it was the second-latest snowfall of 5 inches or greater, behind only a 5.4-inch accumulation on April 16, 1961. Meanwhile, the first of two rounds of heavy rain struck the South and East. Asheville, NC, measured daily-record rainfall totals (2.21 and 5.29 inches, respectively) on April 14 and 19. Allentown, PA, also netted a daily-record total (1.17 inches) for April 14. Showery weather also prevailed in the Northwest, where Seattle, WA, set an April record with measurable precipitation on 12 consecutive days. Seattle’s streak, which lasted from April 3-14, resulted in 2.76 inches of rain; the previous record, an 11-day streak from April 7-17, 1955, had featured 3.14 inches. On April 16, precipitation in the Great Basin resulted in daily-record totals in Nevada locations such as Ely (0.66 inch) and Las Vegas (0.10 inch). Northwestern daily-record amounts included 0.84 inch (on

April 18) in Bellingham, WA, and 0.65 inch (on April 19) in Lewiston, ID. In Montana, record-setting totals for April 20 reached 0.96 inch in Livingston and 0.54 inch at Dillon Airport. Meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms swept across the South from April 17-19, spawning several dozen, mostly minor tornadoes. On April 18, daily-record totals topped 4 inches in locations such as Little Rock, AR (5.44 inches), and Baton Rouge, LA (4.82 inches). For Little Rock, it was the wettest day since November 21, 2011, when 6.06 inches fell, and the wettest April day since April 21, 1974, when 7.58 inches fell. The following day, record-setting amounts for April 19 totaled 2.89 inches in Bristol, TN, and 2.14 inches in Athens, GA. Asheville’s aforementioned April 19 total of 5.29 inches represented its wettest day since October 25, 1918, when 5.38 inches fell, and its wettest April day on record, topping 3.39 inches on April 4, 1957. Also on the 19th, a wind gust to 53 mph in Gainesville, FL, was the second-highest April gust on record in that location, behind 56 mph on April 30, 2010. Lingering mild weather across northern Alaska contrasted with a return of near-normal temperatures farther south and west. In some areas, snow accompanied the cooler weather. In Fairbanks, where 4.0 inches of snow fell from April 17-19, measurable snow had not occurred since March 12. Anchorage also received 4.0 inches of snow from April 17-19, aided by a daily-record total of 2.5 inches on the 19th. Meanwhile, parts of southeastern Alaska received more than 2 inches of precipitation, with Annette Island netting 2.74 inches of rain from April 14-17. Farther south, showery weather in Hawaii was mostly limited to windward locations. On the Big Island, Hilo’s month-to-date rainfall through April 20 totaled 11.84 inches (146 percent of normal). However, rainfall at the state’s other major airport observation sites ranged from 0.12 inch (25 percent of normal) in Honolulu, Oahu, to 1.62 inches (99 percent) in Lihue, Kauai. On Maui, Kahului’s high of 90°F on April 18 set a record for the date.


Active U.S. Weather Pattern Continues

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On April 14, a late-season snowfall blanketed much of Lower Michigan and parts of northern Illinois and southeastern Wis-consin. By the morning of the 15th, visible satellite imagery clearly showed the snowfall, which totaled 6.7 inches in Muskegon, MI; 5.4 inches in Chicago, IL; and 4.9 inches in Milwaukee, WI. The Illinois River and its tributaries are apparent in the image.

A few days later, from April 17-19, another major storm system delivered heavy rain and locally severe thunderstorms across the South, East, and lower Midwest. Daily-record rainfall totals included 5.44 inches (on April 18) in Little Rock, AR, and 5.29 inches (on April 19) in Asheville, NC. In the storm’s wake, a surge of warmth across the Plains resulted in a daily-record high of 93°F on April 20 in Valentine, NE.


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AL BIRMINGHAM 73 49 80 42 61 0 3.09 2.06 1.67 6.92 74 19.54 103 91 45 0 0 4 2HUNTSVILLE 72 47 82 40 60 0 2.58 1.60 1.50 10.16 103 31.03 153 93 58 0 0 4 2MOBILE 76 51 81 42 64 -2 3.17 2.08 1.80 6.84 64 16.33 76 93 51 0 0 3 2MONTGOMERY 78 49 84 43 63 -1 3.29 2.31 1.38 7.42 79 14.42 72 92 41 0 0 3 3

AK ANCHORAGE 45 33 51 30 39 3 0.49 0.38 0.27 0.62 65 2.30 97 86 61 0 4 5 0BARROW 12 4 14 -3 8 9 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.87 791 2.50 714 93 80 0 7 2 0FAIRBANKS 43 27 51 21 35 3 0.30 0.27 0.13 0.75 208 2.19 171 82 66 0 7 3 0JUNEAU 48 38 52 34 43 2 1.16 0.49 0.72 4.49 83 14.19 100 90 76 0 0 6 1KODIAK 45 30 49 27 38 1 0.44 -0.82 0.19 10.45 120 18.53 82 82 64 0 5 3 0NOME 21 9 26 2 15 -4 0.01 -0.13 0.01 1.90 192 5.73 215 82 76 0 7 1 0

AZ FLAGSTAFF 64 29 74 25 47 4 0.04 -0.24 0.04 2.66 75 11.56 139 77 20 0 5 1 0PHOENIX 89 62 99 57 75 5 0.01 -0.02 0.01 0.31 24 2.84 99 46 22 3 0 1 0PRESCOTT 72 42 83 38 57 7 0.02 -0.12 0.02 1.15 47 7.58 129 64 16 0 0 1 0TUCSON 86 53 97 49 70 4 0.06 0.02 0.06 0.69 72 3.81 135 43 20 2 0 1 0

AR FORT SMITH 73 47 81 41 60 -1 1.06 0.19 0.53 6.96 109 15.95 141 85 42 0 0 3 1LITTLE ROCK 70 48 77 39 59 -2 5.57 4.30 5.44 13.75 162 24.94 162 91 46 0 0 2 1

CA BAKERSFIELD 82 55 92 50 68 5 0.04 -0.04 0.04 2.06 114 4.64 111 65 40 2 0 1 0FRESNO 80 55 91 52 67 6 0.25 0.10 0.22 1.65 57 7.14 100 76 51 1 0 2 0LOS ANGELES 66 54 73 52 60 -1 0.00 -0.12 0.00 2.09 70 12.03 133 84 66 0 0 0 0REDDING 74 51 85 44 62 5 0.24 -0.28 0.11 11.42 162 27.21 143 84 52 0 0 3 0SACRAMENTO 72 50 83 45 61 2 0.22 0.01 0.22 4.54 125 16.20 147 95 46 0 0 1 0SAN DIEGO 70 58 75 57 64 1 0.00 -0.15 0.00 1.32 45 7.54 104 77 60 0 0 0 0SAN FRANCISCO 66 49 78 49 58 2 0.03 -0.21 0.02 4.67 109 16.43 129 86 63 0 0 2 0STOCKTON 76 49 86 43 62 2 0.11 -0.09 0.09 3.02 99 9.91 121 87 52 0 0 2 0

CO ALAMOSA 67 26 74 13 46 5 0.00 -0.11 0.00 1.46 190 2.99 243 57 18 0 7 0 0CO SPRINGS 69 36 78 21 52 7 0.05 -0.31 0.05 1.84 92 2.80 106 69 19 0 2 1 0DENVER INTL 69 36 80 28 52 7 0.04 -0.15 0.04 1.67 126 3.14 175 76 24 0 2 1 0GRAND JUNCTION 71 44 76 34 57 6 0.01 -0.16 0.01 2.35 155 3.79 145 50 28 0 0 1 0PUEBLO 76 37 86 28 56 6 0.02 -0.26 0.02 1.38 79 2.12 91 72 28 0 2 1 0

CT BRIDGEPORT 62 47 69 42 55 6 1.51 0.60 0.80 6.77 99 14.36 107 77 67 0 0 5 2HARTFORD 67 46 78 38 57 8 2.60 1.72 1.24 7.86 122 16.91 128 81 52 0 0 5 2

DC WASHINGTON 75 56 80 44 65 9 1.03 0.44 0.48 5.63 104 12.45 111 79 49 0 0 3 0DE WILMINGTON 72 52 79 38 62 10 1.23 0.49 0.48 5.80 94 13.63 110 87 51 0 0 4 0FL DAYTONA BEACH 82 61 88 54 71 2 0.89 0.33 0.63 4.59 80 9.39 81 97 49 0 0 2 1

JACKSONVILLE 80 56 88 46 68 2 0.76 0.05 0.76 4.61 75 10.81 83 90 46 0 0 1 1KEY WEST 84 75 86 72 80 3 1.88 1.41 1.72 3.99 125 7.03 101 80 64 0 0 3 1MIAMI 86 72 90 67 79 3 1.02 0.25 1.00 4.95 105 8.48 98 82 52 1 0 2 1ORLANDO 85 62 91 54 73 2 0.75 0.22 0.52 2.04 38 7.30 72 79 45 2 0 3 1PENSACOLA 76 55 80 47 65 -2 0.83 -0.02 0.67 5.89 63 11.00 57 90 49 0 0 3 1TALLAHASSEE 78 51 82 43 65 -1 0.93 0.17 0.51 5.51 60 10.09 53 92 57 0 0 2 1TAMPA 83 66 88 60 74 3 1.53 1.14 0.75 4.38 107 11.50 127 78 45 0 0 4 2WEST PALM BEACH 85 69 88 59 77 3 1.06 0.26 0.57 4.33 71 15.64 126 76 53 0 0 2 1

GA ATHENS 72 48 80 39 60 -1 2.54 1.80 2.14 5.43 74 14.38 88 84 58 0 0 3 1ATLANTA 72 50 80 43 61 0 4.83 4.05 3.23 8.40 107 18.77 107 78 56 0 0 4 2AUGUSTA 76 50 85 42 63 1 0.51 -0.15 0.40 5.24 77 10.78 70 89 53 0 0 2 0COLUMBUS 76 51 83 46 63 -1 2.68 1.83 1.44 6.50 77 13.65 77 86 41 0 0 2 2MACON 75 49 83 40 62 0 0.83 0.13 0.57 4.33 60 11.85 71 94 47 0 0 3 1SAVANNAH 77 55 82 47 66 1 0.38 -0.39 0.29 4.19 70 7.63 59 89 53 0 0 2 0

HI HILO 80 66 82 65 73 1 2.44 -0.51 1.06 16.38 70 28.88 69 86 73 0 0 7 2HONOLULU 85 70 87 66 77 1 0.03 -0.22 0.03 0.20 8 2.70 35 75 63 0 0 1 0KAHULUI 87 69 90 61 78 4 0.09 -0.32 0.09 0.87 24 8.37 86 73 64 1 0 1 0LIHUE 82 72 83 67 77 3 0.10 -0.57 0.04 2.74 49 6.20 46 74 67 0 0 5 0

ID BOISE 64 44 82 40 54 4 0.95 0.67 0.40 3.25 146 8.04 169 81 52 0 0 4 0LEWISTON 64 46 78 36 55 4 0.79 0.51 0.52 3.15 165 7.14 179 81 57 0 0 4 1POCATELLO 62 40 74 38 51 5 0.42 0.17 0.30 3.07 145 6.67 156 83 54 0 0 4 0

IL CHICAGO/O'HARE 60 39 77 31 50 2 0.66 -0.22 0.35 3.86 76 8.73 103 81 59 0 2 2 0MOLINE 65 41 81 27 53 3 0.00 -0.88 0.00 3.19 59 9.97 118 78 42 0 2 0 0PEORIA 64 42 78 29 53 2 1.10 0.29 0.81 6.28 125 11.93 146 85 50 0 1 2 1ROCKFORD 61 38 75 24 50 2 0.36 -0.49 0.35 3.12 66 9.42 126 79 57 0 3 2 0SPRINGFIELD 64 42 79 29 53 0 2.06 1.30 1.14 7.86 149 13.89 159 88 51 0 2 2 2

IN EVANSVILLE 66 42 80 33 54 -1 2.15 1.13 0.81 11.17 156 22.56 171 90 72 0 0 4 2FORT WAYNE 58 41 75 34 50 1 2.24 1.41 0.98 6.64 129 11.18 122 90 68 0 0 4 2INDIANAPOLIS 59 41 76 34 50 -2 2.45 1.64 1.05 8.31 145 15.80 149 86 64 0 0 4 2SOUTH BEND 58 39 73 32 49 1 1.08 0.23 0.56 5.40 102 10.39 109 87 67 0 2 3 1

IA BURLINGTON 64 42 79 29 53 1 0.55 -0.27 0.54 4.32 83 8.93 111 77 41 0 2 2 1CEDAR RAPIDS 63 37 77 26 50 1 0.20 -0.54 0.20 3.17 74 8.04 125 87 41 0 2 1 0DES MOINES 68 41 77 32 55 5 0.18 -0.66 0.18 3.19 72 7.00 105 72 46 0 1 1 0DUBUQUE 59 37 72 25 48 1 0.00 -0.81 0.00 3.66 77 10.31 138 80 56 0 3 0 0SIOUX CITY 68 36 86 22 52 3 0.00 -0.62 0.00 4.83 131 6.47 132 85 54 0 2 0 0WATERLOO 64 34 74 23 49 1 0.01 -0.74 0.01 3.40 82 7.57 126 86 45 0 3 1 0

KS CONCORDIA 75 46 87 31 60 7 0.00 -0.52 0.00 2.88 76 5.25 101 71 44 0 1 0 0DODGE CITY 77 40 87 27 58 4 0.00 -0.50 0.00 1.34 41 2.95 65 79 27 0 2 0 0GOODLAND 74 35 87 26 54 5 0.05 -0.25 0.05 1.44 73 2.61 92 83 37 0 4 1 0TOPEKA 74 45 85 37 59 5 0.05 -0.65 0.05 3.08 69 6.57 100 77 46 0 0 1 0

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National Weather Data for Selected CitiesWeather Data for the Week Ending April 20, 2019

Data Provided by Climate Prediction Center

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WICHITA 74 48 80 38 61 6 0.93 0.38 0.90 3.78 87 5.92 96 73 43 0 0 2 1

KY JACKSON 70 47 82 36 58 2 1.07 0.24 0.56 4.79 71 17.92 128 83 45 0 0 3 1LEXINGTON 68 45 81 38 57 3 2.16 1.36 1.02 6.53 96 18.27 136 78 59 0 0 4 2LOUISVILLE 68 46 80 38 57 1 4.22 3.36 1.77 9.09 132 21.49 160 80 52 0 0 4 3PADUCAH 66 44 78 32 55 -2 2.40 1.24 1.84 11.78 159 26.98 182 84 61 0 1 3 1

LA BATON ROUGE 75 52 82 46 63 -3 4.85 3.55 4.82 10.89 125 17.79 89 94 47 0 0 2 1LAKE CHARLES 75 54 78 48 65 -2 0.64 -0.15 0.64 9.20 159 17.12 118 89 48 0 0 1 1NEW ORLEANS 77 57 81 49 67 -1 0.58 -0.61 0.42 6.63 76 17.14 85 79 47 0 0 2 0SHREVEPORT 74 50 81 42 62 -3 1.51 0.50 1.51 7.28 105 14.92 95 94 50 0 0 1 1

ME CARIBOU 47 33 52 24 40 2 2.88 2.29 1.42 5.88 139 14.44 156 89 62 0 2 6 2PORTLAND 58 40 71 30 49 6 1.11 0.12 0.62 5.11 73 14.59 102 86 50 0 1 4 1

MD BALTIMORE 73 52 79 42 63 10 0.76 0.11 0.35 5.11 87 12.30 99 91 62 0 0 4 0MA BOSTON 68 50 77 43 59 11 0.95 0.12 0.71 5.34 85 12.71 94 79 45 0 0 4 1

WORCESTER 63 44 71 34 54 9 2.56 1.68 1.64 7.75 113 16.31 116 90 49 0 0 5 2MI ALPENA 51 32 60 30 42 2 1.67 1.15 0.79 4.74 131 9.87 146 92 50 0 5 3 2

GRAND RAPIDS 56 38 66 32 47 1 1.35 0.52 0.71 5.96 122 12.85 152 89 55 0 2 4 2HOUGHTON LAKE 50 31 63 28 41 0 1.77 1.25 0.73 4.96 139 9.97 155 87 74 0 5 5 2LANSING 53 37 66 31 45 0 1.64 0.90 0.75 5.09 115 9.97 133 95 75 0 2 6 2MUSKEGON 58 38 71 33 48 3 1.38 0.72 0.88 6.16 145 13.93 173 81 65 0 0 3 1TRAVERSE CITY 53 33 59 26 43 1 1.04 0.39 0.80 4.45 116 11.41 133 91 46 0 3 3 1

MN DULUTH 55 31 74 16 43 4 0.38 -0.09 0.28 3.05 101 6.13 123 79 46 0 4 3 0INT'L FALLS 55 32 64 23 43 4 0.32 0.02 0.21 2.29 128 5.23 160 89 38 0 4 4 0MINNEAPOLIS 60 36 78 24 48 2 1.10 0.58 1.10 5.63 168 9.15 176 78 44 0 2 1 1ROCHESTER 57 36 72 26 47 2 1.17 0.47 1.12 4.76 127 9.66 178 85 51 0 1 3 1ST. CLOUD 59 31 79 19 45 2 0.82 0.33 0.82 4.38 151 6.74 158 91 38 0 4 1 1

MS JACKSON 72 49 80 41 61 -2 1.63 0.23 1.62 11.34 116 20.98 105 89 48 0 0 2 1MERIDIAN 75 50 82 43 62 -2 3.36 2.08 3.03 11.40 106 23.50 106 88 59 0 0 3 1TUPELO 71 48 79 39 59 -2 2.28 1.18 1.84 10.97 114 31.99 164 87 58 0 0 4 1

MO COLUMBIA 70 46 84 34 58 4 1.62 0.66 0.81 7.13 124 14.09 146 80 40 0 0 3 2KANSAS CITY 70 45 82 37 58 4 0.40 -0.34 0.40 4.51 105 8.74 129 73 41 0 0 1 0SAINT LOUIS 68 46 86 31 57 0 2.60 1.77 1.60 9.14 153 15.63 150 76 60 0 1 3 2SPRINGFIELD 69 45 80 33 57 2 1.25 0.26 0.60 5.71 86 11.45 104 79 54 0 0 3 1

MT BILLINGS 64 43 82 35 53 7 0.19 -0.19 0.09 1.69 80 4.64 133 73 31 0 0 4 0BUTTE 55 33 72 27 44 5 0.35 0.14 0.22 2.16 154 3.34 139 79 33 0 4 3 0CUT BANK 57 33 70 23 45 4 0.30 0.12 0.30 1.48 148 2.21 132 78 34 0 3 1 0GLASGOW 66 39 83 30 52 8 0.35 0.20 0.12 0.54 64 2.54 175 71 40 0 1 4 0GREAT FALLS 59 37 77 29 48 5 0.55 0.25 0.51 2.24 125 5.80 195 81 36 0 1 2 1HAVRE 62 35 79 27 49 5 0.12 -0.05 0.07 0.47 41 2.37 120 77 37 0 4 2 0MISSOULA 58 38 72 30 48 3 0.51 0.28 0.37 2.95 189 5.60 165 81 56 0 1 4 0

NE GRAND ISLAND 72 37 88 26 55 5 0.02 -0.55 0.02 6.29 175 7.74 161 83 45 0 2 1 0LINCOLN 73 39 87 24 56 5 0.00 -0.64 0.00 3.37 86 6.35 120 79 43 0 1 0 0NORFOLK 69 37 88 23 53 4 0.00 -0.57 0.00 6.60 186 8.30 170 82 48 0 2 0 0NORTH PLATTE 73 32 89 24 53 5 0.07 -0.36 0.04 3.42 148 4.18 130 87 30 0 3 2 0OMAHA 71 43 84 32 57 6 0.00 -0.65 0.00 3.61 94 6.76 125 73 45 0 1 0 0SCOTTSBLUFF 70 35 84 28 52 6 0.04 -0.36 0.04 3.98 183 4.64 141 86 35 0 2 1 0VALENTINE 68 33 93 28 51 5 0.04 -0.39 0.02 3.97 184 5.19 177 82 41 1 4 3 0

NV ELY 61 33 72 26 47 5 0.98 0.79 0.67 4.93 310 7.58 246 82 43 0 5 2 1LAS VEGAS 83 59 90 50 71 5 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.46 70 3.55 183 34 21 1 0 1 0RENO 70 44 80 35 57 9 0.00 -0.06 0.00 1.36 128 8.12 255 52 32 0 0 0 0WINNEMUCCA 69 37 80 24 53 7 0.00 -0.18 0.00 1.97 143 4.65 164 76 37 0 2 0 0

NH CONCORD 64 38 80 26 51 7 1.66 0.97 0.78 4.35 86 10.89 105 92 42 0 3 5 2NJ NEWARK 69 51 80 37 60 8 1.60 0.73 1.00 6.98 103 14.66 107 84 52 0 0 4 1NM ALBUQUERQUE 73 44 82 33 59 4 0.58 0.47 0.58 1.34 146 2.51 136 62 18 0 0 1 1NY ALBANY 64 45 77 32 55 9 2.27 1.51 1.08 5.17 98 12.14 122 78 40 0 1 5 2

BINGHAMTON 63 43 72 31 53 9 1.77 0.96 0.76 4.65 89 10.88 106 92 58 0 1 4 2BUFFALO 54 38 76 28 46 1 1.85 1.15 0.68 4.97 99 13.96 132 95 64 0 2 5 2ROCHESTER 56 40 75 31 48 3 1.56 0.93 0.77 3.81 86 9.28 106 85 60 0 1 5 2SYRACUSE 64 42 75 32 53 8 1.38 0.61 0.76 4.47 86 10.57 106 86 46 0 1 5 1

NC ASHEVILLE 68 46 81 37 57 3 7.51 6.73 5.29 11.54 165 23.73 160 83 58 0 0 3 2CHARLOTTE 73 51 81 39 62 1 0.18 -0.46 0.15 8.39 130 18.92 135 81 48 0 0 2 0GREENSBORO 74 50 81 38 62 5 0.99 0.22 0.52 7.31 120 17.21 135 87 49 0 0 3 1HATTERAS 74 62 79 53 68 9 5.37 4.66 3.70 12.18 166 22.19 130 88 56 0 0 4 2RALEIGH 74 53 80 38 63 4 1.66 1.07 1.32 9.33 159 17.02 127 82 50 0 0 4 1WILMINGTON 77 56 83 46 66 3 1.37 0.75 1.17 6.93 113 10.76 75 89 45 0 0 2 1

ND BISMARCK 64 33 81 26 48 5 0.43 0.11 0.22 1.71 102 3.51 133 89 55 0 4 3 0DICKINSON 63 32 78 26 48 5 0.61 0.20 0.31 1.24 71 3.63 143 86 32 0 4 2 0FARGO 56 35 68 21 45 2 0.28 -0.02 0.11 2.15 109 4.72 142 92 57 0 3 4 0GRAND FORKS 56 34 64 23 45 3 0.33 0.07 0.25 1.89 119 4.76 167 91 54 0 4 3 0JAMESTOWN 60 33 71 20 46 3 0.24 -0.06 0.22 1.82 109 3.65 130 93 43 0 4 2 0WILLISTON 65 34 80 24 49 7 0.19 -0.03 0.18 0.35 27 2.28 101 77 46 0 2 2 0

OH AKRON-CANTON 67 44 79 35 56 8 1.52 0.76 1.33 5.53 105 12.94 129 81 65 0 0 5 1CINCINNATI 66 43 77 37 55 1 2.93 2.02 1.16 9.27 143 20.61 169 84 65 0 0 4 3CLEVELAND 65 43 78 35 54 7 1.98 1.21 1.05 5.23 102 12.39 125 92 59 0 0 5 1COLUMBUS 68 45 79 36 56 4 1.42 0.68 0.77 7.21 146 15.79 163 83 66 0 0 3 2DAYTON 64 43 76 36 54 4 2.57 1.63 1.10 6.55 111 16.95 157 80 58 0 0 4 3MANSFIELD 64 41 77 32 53 6 1.89 0.93 0.98 5.99 99 13.46 124 94 57 0 1 5 1


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OK OKLAHOMA CITY 72 48 79 39 60 0 0.86 0.22 0.83 5.89 127 8.43 113 86 46 0 0 2 1TULSA 74 51 80 38 62 1 0.09 -0.77 0.08 5.92 100 10.99 116 76 49 0 0 2 0

OR ASTORIA 56 45 63 36 51 3 0.51 -0.63 0.17 7.55 68 20.13 71 90 78 0 0 6 0BURNS 60 34 79 29 47 4 1.03 0.86 0.74 3.60 203 7.84 193 84 57 0 2 3 1EUGENE 64 44 80 37 54 4 0.74 -0.09 0.26 8.41 99 19.64 87 90 72 0 0 4 0MEDFORD 67 46 85 40 56 5 0.61 0.33 0.43 3.96 146 11.95 164 87 46 0 0 3 0PENDLETON 64 44 77 34 54 3 0.39 0.14 0.28 2.91 148 7.76 167 77 53 0 0 3 0PORTLAND 63 47 76 40 55 4 0.36 -0.23 0.18 4.51 82 11.40 77 87 68 0 0 5 0SALEM 62 45 78 35 54 4 0.71 0.08 0.33 6.81 111 16.83 99 91 69 0 0 6 0

PA ALLENTOWN 71 51 77 37 61 12 2.46 1.68 1.49 8.55 148 16.36 136 76 54 0 0 5 2ERIE 58 40 80 33 49 3 1.81 1.02 1.11 5.61 103 12.39 121 90 71 0 0 5 1MIDDLETOWN 69 52 74 42 61 10 1.60 0.88 0.84 7.53 143 14.41 130 84 50 0 0 5 1PHILADELPHIA 72 53 81 43 63 10 1.47 0.70 0.56 6.87 113 14.16 115 80 63 0 0 4 1PITTSBURGH 70 47 79 35 58 8 1.68 1.02 0.90 4.42 86 12.71 125 84 45 0 0 3 2WILKES-BARRE 70 49 76 36 60 12 2.17 1.42 1.31 6.27 131 12.51 134 86 45 0 0 6 2WILLIAMSPORT 65 47 77 36 56 7 2.32 1.52 1.10 5.49 100 12.76 117 84 58 0 0 5 2

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COLUMBIA 76 51 84 40 64 1 0.38 -0.29 0.27 5.49 80 9.44 62 81 50 0 0 3 0FLORENCE 77 54 83 45 66 3 0.90 0.29 0.79 6.40 107 10.91 83 87 45 0 0 2 1GREENVILLE 72 49 81 40 60 1 2.11 1.36 1.40 6.94 90 19.19 117 85 50 0 0 3 2

SD ABERDEEN 59 32 86 17 45 0 0.17 -0.24 0.15 2.49 100 4.93 143 90 58 0 4 2 0HURON 55 32 82 18 44 -2 0.09 -0.43 0.09 4.38 142 6.46 156 93 55 0 4 1 0RAPID CITY 65 33 79 27 49 4 0.11 -0.30 0.11 3.31 160 4.79 165 84 38 0 4 1 0SIOUX FALLS 62 36 84 20 49 4 0.10 -0.51 0.06 6.34 183 8.86 198 84 58 0 2 3 0

TN BRISTOL 70 44 84 33 57 3 3.66 2.96 2.89 8.23 139 22.99 179 88 41 0 0 3 2CHATTANOOGA 73 46 82 41 60 1 2.73 1.80 1.66 10.32 112 28.63 147 85 48 0 0 4 3KNOXVILLE 72 46 81 39 59 1 1.54 0.66 1.29 8.37 107 26.43 161 83 48 0 0 4 1MEMPHIS 68 48 76 41 58 -4 1.21 -0.14 0.84 11.80 125 25.33 141 88 57 0 0 3 1NASHVILLE 70 46 81 38 58 0 2.39 1.54 0.73 9.66 130 28.07 186 83 48 0 0 4 3

TX ABILENE 77 53 87 37 65 1 0.00 -0.37 0.00 3.04 127 4.14 92 76 48 0 0 0 0AMARILLO 77 41 88 28 59 3 0.48 0.20 0.16 2.82 147 3.16 102 73 25 0 1 1 0AUSTIN 80 53 84 45 66 -2 0.65 0.12 0.50 4.79 138 8.66 118 82 46 0 0 2 1BEAUMONT 77 55 79 46 66 -2 0.29 -0.56 0.29 3.28 53 12.80 84 85 51 0 0 1 0BROWNSVILLE 85 63 93 55 74 0 0.08 -0.38 0.07 2.60 126 4.50 98 92 49 1 0 2 0CORPUS CHRISTI 81 59 83 49 70 -1 1.12 0.67 1.12 4.03 139 6.44 101 85 52 0 0 1 1DEL RIO 86 56 92 45 71 1 0.12 -0.27 0.12 0.81 43 1.06 31 71 41 2 0 1 0EL PASO 83 53 93 41 68 4 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.25 74 0.47 40 43 14 1 0 0 0FORT WORTH 75 53 83 44 64 -1 0.89 0.19 0.47 5.21 107 8.08 88 80 42 0 0 3 0GALVESTON 75 60 77 49 67 -3 0.52 -0.03 0.52 2.48 56 10.36 93 83 49 0 0 1 1HOUSTON 77 55 81 48 66 -2 1.54 0.73 1.51 3.80 67 9.91 81 89 55 0 0 2 1LUBBOCK 78 46 86 33 62 2 0.00 -0.29 0.00 2.15 147 2.21 83 79 45 0 0 0 0MIDLAND 80 50 88 37 65 2 0.00 -0.14 0.00 2.43 352 2.57 143 77 46 0 0 0 0SAN ANGELO 80 49 87 36 65 0 0.00 -0.34 0.00 1.77 99 2.37 63 77 39 0 0 0 0SAN ANTONIO 79 54 84 44 66 -2 0.96 0.39 0.55 3.51 105 5.61 83 83 43 0 0 2 1VICTORIA 79 54 82 44 67 -2 1.24 0.59 1.24 2.57 65 7.36 87 89 49 0 0 1 1WACO 75 52 81 43 63 -3 0.94 0.28 0.70 6.19 150 11.77 139 87 57 0 0 2 1WICHITA FALLS 76 49 85 40 62 0 0.00 -0.59 0.00 5.30 137 7.19 110 89 55 0 0 0 0

UT SALT LAKE CITY 63 44 76 38 54 4 1.02 0.57 0.49 6.40 203 9.42 161 84 48 0 0 3 0VT BURLINGTON 58 37 73 31 47 4 1.61 0.95 0.58 4.64 112 10.26 128 85 46 0 1 4 1VA LYNCHBURG 73 48 83 33 60 5 0.96 0.19 0.70 7.19 119 14.84 117 86 49 0 0 3 1

NORFOLK 78 58 84 48 68 11 1.15 0.40 0.42 5.32 84 13.82 102 85 41 0 0 4 0RICHMOND 77 54 85 43 65 8 0.47 -0.22 0.19 6.11 99 13.72 108 79 53 0 0 4 0ROANOKE 72 50 83 38 61 5 3.10 2.29 1.84 6.25 102 14.77 119 75 51 0 0 3 2WASH/DULLES 74 53 81 41 63 10 1.39 0.67 1.27 6.79 120 14.25 124 79 52 0 0 3 1

WA OLYMPIA 59 44 68 32 51 4 0.38 -0.45 0.22 4.01 51 14.05 65 94 75 0 1 7 0QUILLAYUTE 55 43 60 39 49 2 2.09 0.37 1.00 9.12 56 30.19 71 99 83 0 0 6 2SEATTLE-TACOMA 58 47 63 40 52 2 0.51 -0.08 0.21 4.63 82 13.08 87 87 70 0 0 4 0SPOKANE 58 41 66 32 50 4 0.04 -0.24 0.03 2.11 91 6.26 111 78 43 0 1 2 0YAKIMA 66 42 76 28 54 5 0.02 -0.09 0.01 1.30 124 5.13 170 67 43 0 1 2 0

WV BECKLEY 68 44 82 29 56 5 1.63 0.87 0.77 4.87 85 16.33 137 82 60 0 2 5 1CHARLESTON 74 47 90 32 60 6 1.43 0.71 0.55 4.25 71 13.38 108 88 40 1 1 3 2ELKINS 71 43 83 30 57 8 1.90 1.12 0.90 5.03 82 12.75 100 82 53 0 1 5 2HUNTINGTON 72 46 86 33 59 4 1.32 0.59 0.75 3.99 67 13.17 108 80 42 0 0 4 1

WI EAU CLAIRE 58 30 72 21 44 -1 1.16 0.49 1.16 3.86 105 8.66 157 91 36 0 4 1 1GREEN BAY 52 35 64 28 44 0 0.89 0.30 0.89 4.07 108 9.12 153 84 52 0 3 1 1LA CROSSE 60 37 72 27 49 1 0.46 -0.34 0.45 4.23 105 9.43 152 83 34 0 2 2 0MADISON 58 35 67 22 47 1 0.27 -0.53 0.15 2.56 57 8.66 124 86 62 0 3 3 0MILWAUKEE 56 38 68 31 47 2 0.55 -0.36 0.47 3.18 62 8.96 104 76 61 0 2 3 0

WY CASPER 64 35 77 30 50 8 0.09 -0.24 0.07 2.51 150 3.49 121 84 50 0 2 2 0CHEYENNE 63 34 75 28 48 7 0.12 -0.21 0.12 3.96 208 4.81 172 81 45 0 3 1 0LANDER 64 36 75 31 50 6 0.00 -0.47 0.00 3.53 145 4.78 137 68 26 0 2 0 0SHERIDAN 63 34 79 27 48 4 0.27 -0.13 0.26 1.69 84 3.10 92 80 44 0 4 2 0


Weather Data for the Week Ending April 20, 2019

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National Agricultural Summary April 15 – 21, 2019

Weekly National Agricultural Summary provided by USDA/NASS

HIGHLIGHTS

Rain fell most heavily in the lower Mississippi Valley and the Southeast, with some areas receiving 3 inches or more. In contrast, little or no rain fell in the central and southern Rocky Mountains and parts of

the Four Corners region. Weekly temperatures were more than 4°F below normal in the lower Mississippi Valley and eastern Texas, but were above normal in most other parts of the country.

Corn: By April 21, producers had planted 6 percent of the nation’s corn acreage, 1 percentage point ahead of last year but 6 points behind the 5-year average. All states were at or behind their respective 5-year averages, while planting had not yet begun in Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. Soybean: One percent of the nation’s soybean acreage was planted by April 21, one percentage point behind both last year and the 5-year average. The Mississippi Delta was the most advanced in planting. Winter Wheat: By April 21, nine percent of the nation’s winter wheat acreage had headed, 3 percentage points behind last year and 9 points behind the 5-year average. On April 21, sixty-two percent of the 2019 winter wheat was reported in good to excellent condition, 2 percentage points above of the previous week and 31 points above last year. In Kansas, the largest winter wheat-producing state, 57 percent of the winter wheat acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, down 2 percentage points from the previous week. In Texas, where some areas have been dry, 52 percent of the winter wheat was rated good to excellent, an increase of 1 percentage point from the previous week. Cotton: Nationwide, 9 percent of the cotton acreage had been planted by April 21, one percentage point behind last year but equal to the 5-year average. Cotton planting progress was ahead of average in Georgia, Oklahoma, and Texas, but planting had not yet begun in the Delta, Kansas, North Carolina, or Virginia. Sorghum: Seventeen percent of the nation’s sorghum acreage was planted by April 21, six percentage points behind the previous year and 5 points behind the 5-year average. Texas producers had planted 57 percent of the intended sorghum acreage by week’s end, 19 percentage points behind last year and 2 points behind average. Rice: By April 21, producers had seeded 31 percent of the 2019 rice acreage, 16 percentage points behind both the previous year and the 5-year average. Louisiana had the

largest percentage of acreage planted, at 82 percent, 8 percentage points behind last year and 1 point behind average. By April 21, eighteen percent of the nation’s rice had emerged, 2 percentage points behind last year and 7 points behind average. Small Grains: Nationally, oat producers had seeded 36 percent of this year’s acreage by April 21, five percentage points ahead of the previous year but 15 points behind the 5-year average. Oat planting progress was behind average in six of the nine estimating states, while planting had not yet begun in North Dakota. Twenty-seven percent of the nation’s oats had emerged by April 21, one percentage point ahead of the previous year but 6 points behind average. Seventeen percent of the nation’s barley was planted by April 21, seven percentage points ahead of last year but 12 points behind the 5-year average. Planting progress was behind average in all estimating states. Planting had not yet begun in Minnesota and North Dakota. Two percent of the nation’s barley had emerged by April 21, equal to the previous year but 5 percentage points behind average. By April 21, five percent of the spring wheat acreage was seeded, 2 percentage points ahead of last year but 17 points behind the 5-year average. Spring wheat planting progress was behind the average pace in all estimating states. Planting had not yet begun in Minnesota or North Dakota. Other Crops: Nationally, peanut producers had planted 2 percent of the 2019 peanut acreage by April 21, one percentage point behind both last year and the 5-year average. Producers in Florida had planted 13 percent of the 2019 intended acreage by week’s end, 2 percentage points ahead of last year and 6 points ahead of average. By April 21, fourteen percent of the sugarbeet acreage was planted, 2 percentage points ahead of last year but 20 points behind the 5-year average. Idaho had the largest percentage of acreage planted, at 70 percent complete, 7 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of average.


Crop Progress and Condition Week Ending April 21, 2019

Weekly U.S. Progress and Condition Data provided by USDA/NASS

Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr

Year Week 2019 Avg Year Week 2019 Avg Year Week 2019 Avg

CO 2 0 2 4 AR 19 6 6 18 AL 3 1 2 4

IL 3 0 1 17 IL 0 NA 0 1 AZ 44 30 40 52

IN 1 1 1 5 IN 0 NA 0 1 AR 0 0 0 2

IA 0 0 4 10 IA 0 NA 0 0 CA 26 15 35 53

KS 14 6 17 24 KS 0 NA 0 0 GA 4 2 6 3

KY 9 8 17 18 KY 0 NA 1 1 KS 0 0 0 0

MI 0 0 0 1 LA 25 13 16 30 LA 0 0 0 8

MN 0 0 0 11 MI 0 NA 0 0 MS 1 0 0 4

MO 14 6 16 33 MN 0 NA 0 0 MO 0 0 2 4

NE 2 0 2 8 MS 28 14 16 31 NC 0 0 0 0

NC 45 18 28 50 MO 1 NA 0 1 OK 2 3 5 2

ND 0 0 0 1 NE 1 NA 0 1 SC 1 0 1 2

OH 0 0 1 3 NC 1 NA 0 0 TN 0 0 1 1

PA 0 0 0 3 ND 0 NA 0 0 TX 14 11 12 11

SD 0 0 0 3 OH 0 NA 0 0 VA 3 0 0 2

TN 27 16 24 30 SD 0 NA 0 0 15 Sts 10 7 9 9

TX 64 57 59 59 TN 1 NA 1 1 These 15 States planted 99%

WI 0 0 1 2 WI 0 NA 0 0 of last year's cotton acreage.

18 Sts 5 3 6 12 18 Sts 2 NA 1 2

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of last year's corn acreage. of last year's soybean acreage. Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr

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AL 2 NA 1 3

Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr FL 11 8 13 7

Year Week 2019 Avg Year Week 2019 Avg GA 2 NA 1 3

AR 49 19 24 51 AR 10 3 9 21 NC 1 0 0 0

CA 0 0 0 2 CA 0 0 0 0 OK 0 NA 0 1

LA 90 77 82 83 LA 72 62 70 66 SC 1 NA 0 1

MS 37 17 19 42 MS 9 7 10 20 TX 0 NA 0 0

MO 32 15 23 35 MO 0 0 4 8 VA 0 NA 0 0

TX 73 55 64 71 TX 61 26 43 55 8 Sts 3 NA 2 3

6 Sts 47 26 31 47 6 Sts 20 13 18 25 These 8 States planted 96%

These 6 States planted 100% These 6 States planted 100% of last year's peanut acreage.

of last year's rice acreage. of last year's rice acreage.

Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr

Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr Year Week 2019 Avg

Year Week 2019 Avg Year Week 2019 Avg ID 63 40 70 67

ID 42 25 44 61 ID 7 NA 8 21 MI 1 5 12 12

MN 0 0 0 16 MN 0 NA 0 2 MN 0 0 0 33

MT 0 2 11 27 MT 0 NA 0 3 ND 0 0 0 25

ND 0 0 0 8 ND 0 NA 0 1 4 Sts 12 8 14 34

WA 13 15 21 39 WA 1 NA 1 11 These 4 States planted 84%

5 Sts 10 8 17 29 5 Sts 2 NA 2 7 of last year's sugarbeet acreage.


of last year's barley acreage. of last year's barley acreage.

Barley Percent Planted Barley Percent EmergedSugarbeets Percent Planted

Corn Percent Planted Soybeans Percent Planted Cotton Percent Planted

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Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr

Year Week 2019 Avg VP P F G EX Year Week 2019 Avg

AR 42 19 40 42 AR 1 6 59 29 5 CO 0 0 0 0

CA 8 25 40 65 CA 0 0 0 20 80 KS 0 0 0 0

CO 0 0 0 0 CO 0 3 24 56 17 NE 0 0 0 0

ID 1 0 0 1 ID 0 3 29 53 15 OK 8 2 4 10

IL 4 1 2 6 IL 5 10 30 50 5 SD 0 0 0 0

IN 2 0 1 4 IN 3 8 32 48 9 TX 76 55 57 59

KS 0 0 0 9 KS 3 8 32 47 10 6 Sts 23 16 17 22

MI 0 0 0 0 MI 5 17 38 32 8 These 6 States planted 97%

MO 2 0 2 12 MO 2 9 46 37 6 of last year's sorghum acreage.

MT 0 0 0 0 MT 0 1 11 57 31

NE 0 0 0 0 NE 1 3 27 63 6

NC 18 2 9 24 NC 8 10 31 44 7 Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr

OH 0 0 0 0 OH 6 20 42 28 4 Year Week 2019 Avg

OK 22 9 11 37 OK 1 5 24 54 16 ID 38 18 40 58

OR 0 0 0 1 OR 2 6 29 27 36 MN 0 0 0 24

SD 0 0 0 0 SD 0 2 45 51 2 MT 0 1 10 20

TX 54 27 41 50 TX 2 9 37 40 12 ND 0 0 0 12

WA 0 0 0 1 WA 0 1 33 59 7 SD 2 0 2 47

18 Sts 12 6 9 18 18 Sts 2 6 30 48 14 WA 39 17 27 59

These 18 States planted 90% Prev Wk 2 7 31 48 12 6 Sts 3 2 5 22

of last year's winter wheat acreage. Prev Yr 15 22 32 25 6 These 6 States planted 99%

of last year's spring wheat acreage.

Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 21 5-Yr

Year Week 2019 Avg Year Week 2019 Avg

IA 21 16 48 60 IA 1 1 4 18

MN 0 0 4 29 MN 0 0 0 7

NE 44 12 30 72 NE 13 1 2 33

ND 0 0 0 10 ND 0 0 0 0

OH 11 20 38 27 OH 2 4 11 7

PA 6 39 59 34 PA 0 5 30 10

SD 2 0 3 48 SD 0 0 0 13

TX 100 100 100 100 TX 100 100 100 100

WI 3 3 10 17 WI 0 0 1 2

9 Sts 31 30 36 51 9 Sts 26 26 27 33


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Oats Percent Planted Oats Percent Emerged

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Subsoil MoistureThis product was prepared by theUSDA Office of the Chief Economist (OCE)World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB)


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International Weather and Crop Summary

April 14-20, 2019 International Weather and Crop Highlights and Summaries provided by USDA/WAOB

HIGHLIGHTS

EUROPE: Additional timely rain in southern Europe contrasted with increasingly dry conditions in central and northern growing areas. WESTERN FSU: Cool, rainy weather benefited winter wheat development and eased lingering short-term dryness in Ukraine. MIDDLE EAST: Another round of widespread rain maintained mostly favorable yield prospects for winter wheat and barley. NORTHWESTERN AFRICA: Showers in Morocco stabilized yield prospects for later-developing winter grains, while conditions remained good to excellent elsewhere. EASTERN ASIA: Wet weather maintained favorable moisture conditions for rice in southern China, while warmer-than-normal weather promoted crop development and spring sowing.

SOUTHEAST ASIA: Rainfall remained confined to southern sections of the region, benefiting oil palm and second-season rice, with drier conditions across much of the Philippines discouraging early sowing of main-season rice and corn. AUSTRALIA: Dryness continued in the south and east but some showers developed in the west. SOUTH AFRICA: Warm, sunny weather favored rapid maturation of corn and other summer crops. ARGENTINA: Showers slowed harvesting of cotton and other summer crops in northern production areas. BRAZIL: Dry weather prevailed in southern corn areas but seasonal rainfall continued throughout more northerly corn and cotton areas. MEXICO: Rain was needed in southern summer corn areas for planting.

Rain (S Europe)

WET!

Cool & Rainy (Western FSU)

Dryness Returns (Philippines)

Rain

Late-Season Showers

Untimely Rain (N Argentina)

Rain Needed (S & E Australia)

Rain

Showers (Morocco) Mostly Dry

(Mexico)

Drier Showers

Dry



Beneficial rain over southern Europe contrasted with intensifying short-term dryness in central and northern portions of the continent. Moderate to heavy showers (5-70 mm) across the Iberian Peninsula alleviated lingering drought concerns and boosted soil moisture for reproductive winter grains. Farther east, light to moderate rainfall (2-30 mm) in Italy maintained favorable prospects for reproductive winter crops. Variable showers (1-20 mm) in the southern and eastern Balkans favored late-vegetative wheat and rapeseed, while mostly dry

weather in Hungary renewed drought concerns for wheat and rapeseed approaching reproduction. In northern Europe, short-term dryness intensified from France and England into Poland and the Baltic States; 30-day rainfall has totaled a meager 25 percent of normal or less over much of central and northern Europe. However, clouds and showers were expanding north across western Europe at the end of the period, signaling the arrival of timely moisture for flowering wheat and rapeseed in England and France.

EUROPE



Cool, showery weather benefited winter wheat across primary southern growing areas. Rain totaled 10 to 50 mm from Moldova and central Ukraine into southwestern Russia, boosting moisture supplies for vegetative winter wheat. Temperatures during the week averaged 1 to 3°C below normal, slowing crop development somewhat.

Winter wheat is currently advancing through the tiller and jointing stages of development and will likely reach key weather-sensitive reproductive and early grain fill stages of development in mid to late May. The rain briefly interrupted the early stages of summer crop planting, though sunny weather has since returned.

WESTERN FSU



Wet weather continued across the region. Another in a seemingly endless series of moisture-laden storm systems drifted east from the Mediterranean Sea, producing 10 to 125 mm of rain from Turkey and the eastern Mediterranean Coast into Iraq and Iran. The storm continued the season-long trend of wet weather, with precipitation since September 1 shattering previous standards from southeastern Turkey into northern Syria and western Iran. Yield prospects for vegetative (north) to reproductive (south) winter grains

remained good to excellent in fields not beset with flooding, pests, or disease, though some planted winter crop acreage has likely been lost in low-lying areas prone to flooding. The rainy conditions also slowed early summer crop planting efforts, particularly from eastern Turkey into northern Iraq. Temperatures during the period averaged 2 to 5°C below normal, slowing winter crop development; wheat and barley are lagging the normal development pace by more than a week in western Iran and environs.

MIDDLE EAST



Additional showers stabilized yields for later-developing winter grains in western growing areas, while sunny skies maintained good to excellent crop prospects elsewhere. In Morocco, widespread mostly light showers (1-18 mm) helped stabilize yields for later-developing wheat and barley, though

most winter crops are in the middle to latter grain-fill stage of development and yields are mostly set. Meanwhile, sunny skies in Algeria and Tunisia—on the heels of last week’s timely rain—sustained good to excellent yield prospects for reproductive wheat and barley.

NORTHWESTERN AFRICA



Heavy showers (50-200 mm) across southern China maintained above-normal spring rainfall totals for vegetative early-crop rice. Meanwhile, lighter showers (less than 25 mm) were reported in the Yangtze Valley and the North China Plain, with the higher totals in more western sections benefiting reproductive wheat and

rapeseed. Elsewhere, cotton planting was underway in western China and portions of the east, while corn and soybean sowing commenced in the seasonally warmer parts of the northeast. Additionally, warmer-than-average weather (temperatures 1-5°C above-normal) promoted sowing and crop development throughout China.

EASTERN ASIA



Showers (25-100 mm or more) in the northeastern Philippines continued to improve long-term moisture conditions, but drier weather returned to the remainder of the country. Fieldwork proceeded ahead of the summer rainy season which typically begins in the first half of May. Similarly in Indochina, fieldwork for the main rice and corn season commenced under seasonably hot, dry

conditions. The majority of rainfall for the region remained confined to southern areas, with 25 to over 100 mm reported throughout Indonesia and portions of Malaysia. The rainfall maintained good soil moisture for second-season rice and oil palm, although more rain would be welcome in western Malaysia where 60-day totals are less than half of normal.

SOUTHEAST ASIA



In southern and eastern Australia, mostly dry weather dominated the wheat belt, favoring fieldwork but limiting the amount of soil moisture available as the winter crop planting window opens. Harvesting of drought-reduced summer crops continued without delay, and farmers reportedly have begun to dust in wheat, barley, and canola crops. Each year, winter crop sowing typically begins in mid-April and continues into June. Many farmers would prefer to sow their crops early in the planting window, but a number of farmers are likely

waiting for soaking rain to arrive before planting because of the lack of soil moisture. Elsewhere in the wheat belt, scattered showers (3-15 mm, locally near 25 mm) in South Australia and Western Australia helped condition the topsoil for winter crop sowing, likely triggering early wheat, barley, and canola planting. Temperatures averaged near normal in Western Australia, southern Queensland, and northern New South Wales and up to 5°C above normal in southeastern Australia.

AUSTRALIA



Diminishing rainfall and unseasonable warmth favored rapid maturation of maturing summer crops across major commercial production areas. Showers (less than 25 mm in most locations) were scattered across the corn belt, with pockets of moderate rain (10-25 mm, locally higher) providing some additional relief from long-term drought in parts of North West and Free State. Similar amounts were recorded in sugarcane areas of KwaZulu-Natal and

eastern Mpumalanga. Weekly temperatures averaged at least 1°C above normal in the aforementioned areas, with daytime highs reaching the upper 20s and lower 30s (degrees C). In Western Cape, mild, showery weather (rainfall totaling 5-25 mm, with daytime highs reaching the lower 30s in some areas) favored early planting preparations in southern wheat areas but drier conditions prevailed farther north.

SOUTH AFRICA



A late-season boost in showers disrupted summer crop harvesting in many northern production areas. Rainfall totaling 25 to more than 50 mm ranged from Santiago del Estero eastward through Corrientes, with some of the highest amounts (greater than 100 mm) concentrated over eastern Chaco. According to the government of Argentina, cotton was more than 60 percent harvested in Chaco as of April 17, with some losses in quality due to rain noted. Light to moderate showers (5-25 mm, locally higher) developed over other major production areas,

causing some temporary delays in summer grain and oilseed harvesting. Weekly average temperatures of 1 to 3°C above normal spurred rapid maturation of late-planted summer crops throughout Argentina’s agricultural areas, and southern farming areas (notably La Pampa and Buenos Aires) have yet to record a season-ending freeze. Corn and soybean harvests were reportedly 31 and 21 percent complete, respectively, as of April 17, lagging last year’s pace for both crops. Sunflower harvesting was nearing completion at 98 percent.

ARGENTINA



While showers maintained overall favorable conditions for corn and cotton in central Brazil, pockets of dryness remained a concern for immature second-crop corn in portions of the south. For a second week, most of Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana recorded less than 25 mm, with key production areas in western Parana receiving less than 10 mm. Unseasonable warmth (daytime highs greater than 30°C) accompanied the dryness, compounding moisture losses for reproductive to filling corn. Elsewhere in the south, showers (greater than 25 mm) returned to Rio Grande do Sul, slowing late summer crop harvesting but increasing

moisture for the upcoming wheat crop. Moderate to heavy rain (25-50 mm or more) also provided late-season moisture for sugarcane, coffee, and other crops in Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais. Meanwhile, seasonal showers (10-50 mm, locally higher) lingered from Mato Grosso eastward to Bahia and the northeastern interior (Tocantins, Piaui, and Maranhao), maintaining favorable prospects of corn and cotton. Summer warmth (daytime highs reaching the middle 30s degrees C in traditionally warmer locations of Mato Grosso and Tocantins) fostered rapid development of the well-watered crops.

BRAZIL



Rain continued to be unseasonably sparse in the south, largely preventing early planting and germination of corn and other rain-fed summer crops. Eastern sections of the corn belt (Puebla and neighboring states), which typically receive seasonal showers beginning in April, recorded virtually no rainfall. Similarly, Veracruz and other states rimming the Gulf of Mexico remained unseasonably dry as well, with

regional showers (greater than 25 mm) confined to outlying locations in the Yucatan Peninsula; this included Tamaulipas, where rainfall can still benefit the largely rain-fed winter sorghum crop. Meanwhile, seasonable dryness and warmth (daytime highs reaching the middle and upper 30s degrees C) persisted in western Mexico, promoting rapid development of irrigated winter wheat and corn.

MEXICO

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