Rainfall in the US, Brazil and Black Sea countries improves crop conditions, but some regions need additional rain

Traders' main attention is now focused on the weather in the US, where spring crop planting has begun, and in central Brazil, where the potential for a second corn crop is forming.

The Midwest of the United States experienced rain and showers last week, which will continue this week and will delay the sowing of spring crops, but will contribute to the accumulation of moisture and improve the condition of winter crops.

The Central and Southern Plains of the United States also received rain in recent days, but some areas received heavy rain while others, especially in the West, remained completely dry. Additional rain is forecast this week, but arid regions will again not receive sufficient rainfall, which will negatively affect winter wheat crops.

Rising temperatures in arid regions may prompt farmers to abandon sowing spring wheat in favor of other crops.

The Northern Plains of the US also saw scattered showers, but many areas remained dry. Several more fronts are expected this week, bringing rain and cold air. Constant temperature fluctuations are delaying soil warming and hampering planting.

Scattered showers have been reported in central and southern Brazil over the past week, and light rainfall of 1-4 mm is forecast for the central states of Mato Grosso and Paraná this week. But the amount of rainfall is not enough to create a large moisture reserve ahead of the dry season in May, especially in the south. The second crop of safrinha corn is entering the pollination stage and will remain there until early May, so it is important that temperatures are moderate during this period, but in the south this week temperatures will reach 25-30 ^° C, and there will be no precipitation.

Starting this weekend, several fronts from Brazil will bring heavy rains and thunderstorms to northern Argentina, which will be beneficial for late corn and soybean crops, although they will delay the harvest of early crops. It should be noted that local analysts continue to raise their forecasts for the corn harvest in Argentina , despite dry conditions in January and February.

A front brought showers to western Europe over the weekend and will pass near the Mediterranean by Wednesday. A few smaller fronts will move across northern areas, but with limited showers. Most of the continent has favourable soil moisture for spring wheat and early maize. Soil moisture is limited in the northeast, but good rain is forecast over the coming weeks.

Ukraine experienced heavy rainfall last week, which, against the backdrop of rising temperatures this week, will accelerate the development and improve the condition of winter crop crops, and will also contribute to the start of mass sowing of spring crops.

Additional precipitation is expected in the Black Sea region this week, improving the condition of winter wheat crops in southwestern Russia, Romania, and Bulgaria.

Australia's main growing regions have seen very little rain in the past week, worsening conditions ahead of the winter wheat, barley and rapeseed planting season, which starts in late April. Forecasts are calling for only scattered showers this week, dampening the outlook for the new season's harvest.