Deficits in Brazil and the United States could reduce wheat and corn yields

Russia's war against Ukraine remains a major factor in its impact on world markets, but growing drought on most of the plains in the United States and central Brazil worsens the prospects for future harvests.

In Ukraine, in the liberated territories of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, demining of fields and sowing is carried out, while in the occupied territories and those where hostilities are taking place - in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts pessimistic scenarios can be sown. 30-40% area.

As of April 21, 20% of the planned areas or more than 2.5 million hectares have been sown with spring crops in Ukraine. Sowing is going according to plan, as most farmers have acquired the necessary resources in advance.

The weather is also favorable for farmers, and after the sowing of early cereals there was heavy rainfall, while in the east the rains delayed the offensive and the movement of enemy heavy equipment.

Over the next 10-14 days in Ukraine will be favorable precipitation, and the air will warm up to + 7… + 17 ^o C.

The southwestern plains of the United States are characterized by dry and cold weather, which negatively affects winter wheat crops. During the week precipitation will take place only in the north and east of Rivne.

Heavy rains in the Midwestern United States are delaying the sowing of spring crops, and cold air prevents good seedlings. In a week the amount of precipitation will decrease, which will allow to intensify sowing, but low temperatures will not help.

In the central regions of Brazil, where second-harvest corn is grown, the dry season began two weeks earlier than usual, which could prevent pollination of corn, which currently needs moisture and low temperatures. Next week the temperature will rise to 22-33 ^o C, which will negatively affect the development and pollination of corn.

In Argentina, short-term rains will take place next week, which will improve the condition of late soybean and corn crops, as well as moisture reserves before sowing winter wheat.

In China, a Covid-19 lockdown delays preparations for sowing, but farmers usually start in mid-April and peak in May, when quarantine restrictions can be eased.