A brief agrometeorological overview for the 3rd decade of March 2026.
In the third decade of March in the south and south-east of the republic, the average decadal air temperature was 2...5 ° C above normal. In areas where winter grain crops are cultivated, precipitation fell below the annual average. In the south and south-east of the republic, the resumption of vegetation of winter crops is observed everywhere, in the south-east of the country, the development phases of "shoots" - "3rd leaf" are mainly observed in crops, in the Shusky and Merken districts of the Zhambyl region at the end of the decade, "formation of nodular roots" - "tillering" was observed, in the south In most regions of the country, there are phases of development of "tillering" - "going into the tube".
In the south-east of the country (in the Almaty and Zhambyl regions), spring barley was sown after pre-tillage. At the end of the decade, there were phases of development of "coleoptile" - "schilze", the condition of the crops is good. In the Turkestan region, pre-sowing works are underway for sowing spring barley.
In the south of the republic, in the vicinity of the Oshakty agricultural post in the Kelessky district of the Turkestan region, corn was sown after pre-tillage at the end of the decade. The crops are in good condition. In Sarysu district of Zhambyl region, pre-sowing works are underway for corn sowing.
In the Almaty, Zhambyl, Turkestan and Zhetisu regions, fruit orchards are experiencing swelling and budding on apple and cherry branches, and the condition of the fruit trees is good.
In Almaty, Zhambyl, Kyzylorda, Turkestan and Zhetisu regions, the resumption of vegetation of perennial alfalfa, clover and esparcet crops is noted.
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing everywhere in the pastures. The general condition of the grass on the pastures is heterogeneous, mostly satisfactory. Good condition of the herbage is observed in pastures in Aktobe, Zhambyl, Mangystau regions, poor condition of grasses in individual pastures of Aktobe (Nura station), Almaty (Aul station No. 4) regions and in the Zhetisu region (Akzhar station).
Raw sod is observed on individual pastures in Aktobe (Nura station), Atyrau (Karabau station), Karaganda (Bektauat station), Kostanay (Yekidyn station), Mangistau (Sam, Tuschibek stations) regions and pastures in West Kazakhstan region, dry sod in Kyzylorda, Almaty regions and Ulytau region.
At the end of the decade, pastures in the Zhetisu region and in the Karaganda region were heavily grazed, weakly grazed in the Kyzylorda, Kostanay and Almaty regions, pastures in Aktobe, Zhambyl, West Kazakhstan and Mangystau regions were not grazed, moderate grazing is noted in the rest of the pastures.
In the third decade of March, moisture accumulation in the meter-thick soil layer was mostly optimal in the south and south-east of the country, with the exception of certain areas where satisfactory soil moisture reserves and insufficient in pastures were noted.
