A brief agrometeorological review for the 3rd decade of May 2025.
In the third decade of May, in the south and south-east of the republic, in areas where winter crops were cultivated, the temperature background was above normal by 1...2 °C. Precipitation was mostly less than normal. In the observed areas in areas of cultivation with winter wheat, the development phases are mainly "flowering" - "milk ripeness", and "earing" in late crops. The beginning of the "waxy ripeness" phase is observed in the vicinity of the Tole Bi meteorological station in the Zhambyl region. The condition of the plants is generally good.
In the south of the country (Turkestan region), in the Kazygurt and Tulkibasi districts, the development phase of "earing" - "milk ripeness" is noted in spring barley crops. The condition of the plants is generally good.
In the west of the country, the "3rd leaf" development phase, "formation of nodular roots," is observed in early spring wheat crops. The condition of the plants is generally good and excellent. In Aktobe region, the development phases of "grain germination" - "shoots" are observed in spring wheat crops. The condition of the plants is generally good.
In the northern regions of Kazakhstan (Kostanay, Akmola, Pavlodar, North Kazakhstan), there is a massive sowing of spring grain crops. The development phases of "shoots" - "3rd leaf" are mainly observed in spring grain crops, "nodular root formation" - "tillering" in early crops in Kostanay, Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan regions. The condition of the plants is generally good and excellent.
In the Borodulikhinsky district of the Abai region, a development phase of "nodular root formation" is observed in spring wheat and spring barley crops, while in the Urzharsky district "exit into the tube" is "the appearance of a lower stem node above the soil surface."
The sowing of spring wheat continues in the East Kazakhstan region. In Glubokoe, Zharminsky, Samara, Ulan, Katon-Karagai districts and in the Altai region, the "grain germination" phase of development is observed - the "3rd leaf". The condition of the plants is excellent and good.
Spring grain crops continue to be sown in the center of the country. In spring crops, "grain germination" is noted - "3rd leaf", in the vicinity of the agropost Agrogorodok of the Abai district, the "exit into the tube" development phase continues in spring barley crops. The condition of the plants is generally good and excellent.
In the south of the country, the "5-8 true leaf" development phase is noted on crops of heat-loving crops (soybeans, rice, cotton, sugar beet) in the Maktaaral and Ordabasi districts of the Turkestan region. The condition of the crops is mostly excellent and good. In the Kyzylorda region
In the Zhetisu region, rice crops have a development phase of "shoots" - "3rd leaf". Soybean crops in the Almaty region and the Zhetisu region have phases of development of "3-5 real leaf", the condition of the plants is good. In the vicinity of the Kyzyltu meteorological station in the Zhetisu region, the "3rd pair of real leaves" phase of sugar beet development continues, and the plants are in excellent condition.
Corn crops in Turkestan, Almaty, Zhambyl and Zhetisu regions are experiencing a "leaf growth" phase of development. The condition of the plants is good and excellent.
In oilseed crops in the east and north of the country, sunflower, spring rapeseed, and safflower crops in the west of the country have phases of development of "shoots" - "2nd pair of leaves", the condition of the crops is good. Oilseed flax has been started in Akmola and Kostanay regions. At the end of the decade, the first shoots appeared.
Potato planting is being completed in Aktobe, Almaty, Karaganda, North Kazakhstan regions and Zhetisu region in the observed areas. The "shoots" phase is observed in the vicinity of Almaty, Karaganda, North Kazakhstan regions and Zhetisu region. The condition of the plants is good and excellent.
In the third decade of May, according to the results of observations of soil moisture, soil moisture accumulation conditions were satisfactory and optimal in most of the northern half of the country, in the east, as well as in the meter-high soil layer in the west, southeast and south of the country. The lack of moisture is noted mainly in the arable soil layer.
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing everywhere in the pastures. Dry sod is noted on most of the pastures, wet sod was observed in Aitekebi, Shalkar, Kobda, Irgiz districts of Aktobe region and in Beineu district of Mangystau region. At the end of the decade, pastures in the Akzhaiksky district of the West Kazakhstan region were heavily drained, in the Irgizsky district of the Aktobe region, in the Yenbekshikazakhsky district of the Almaty region, in the Moyinkumsky, Shusky districts of the Zhambyl region, in the Shetsky district of the Karaganda region, in the Mangistau district of the Mangistau region, in the rest of the territory the pastures are weak and moderately drained.
