A brief agrometeorological overview for the 2nd decade of April, 2026.
In the second decade of April in the south and south-east of the republic, the average decadal air temperature was about and less than normal. In areas of winter grain cultivation, precipitation fell near and above the annual average, only in the south precipitation fell below normal. In the south-east of the country, the "tillering"- "tube exit" phases of development are mainly observed in crops. In the south of the country, the "tillering" phase of development continues in most areas - "the appearance of the lower stem node above the soil surface." The condition of the plants is generally good and excellent.
In the south-east and south of the country, the "shoots"- "3rd leaf" phase of plant development is mainly observed in spring barley crops. The condition of the plants is good and excellent.
In the south of the republic, in the vicinity of the Oshakty agropost of the Kelessky district of the Turkestan region, a phase of development "the appearance of the 3rd-5th leaf" is observed. The crops are in good condition. In the Panfilovsky district of the Zhetisu region, after pre-tillage, safflower was sown at the beginning of the second half of the decade.
In the vicinity of the Kyzyltu meteorological station in the Zhetisu region, the "shoots" phase of development was observed in the middle of the decade. The condition of the plants is excellent.
In the vicinity of the Chingirlau meteorological station in the Chingirlau district of the West Kazakhstan region, after pre-tillage, safflower was blunted to sowing at the end of the decade.
In Almaty, Zhambyl, Turkestan, and Zhetisu regions, orchards with fruit crops show the "appearance of inflorescences" - "blooming" on the branches of apple and pear trees. In the Turkestan region, cherry trees have a phase of development called the "end of flowering". The condition of the fruit crops is generally good.
In the Almaty, Zhambyl, Kyzylorda, Turkestan and Zhetisu regions, the "stem growth" phase of development continues in the observation areas of alfalfa, clover and esparcet perennial grasses. The condition of the herbs is good and satisfactory.
In the West Kazakhstan, Kostanay, Pavlodar and Ulytau regions, the resumption of vegetation of granary grasses is observed in the observation areas.
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing everywhere in the pastures. The condition of the grass on the pastures is satisfactory and good, excellent condition of the grass is noted on pastures in the Alginsky district of Aktobe region, in Balkhash and in mountainous and foothill areas of Almaty region and Akzhar district of North Kazakhstan region.
Raw sod is noted in Aktobe, West Kazakhstan, Kostanay, Mangystau regions, dry sod in the rest of the pastures.
At the end of the decade, pastures in the Akzhaiksky district of the West Kazakhstan region were severely drained, pastures in Zhambyl, Kostanay and in some areas of Aktobe, Mangystau regions were not drained, moderate straining was noted in some pastures in Almaty, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan, Mangystau and Turkestan regions and in the Zhetisu region, the rest of the pastures were poorly drained..
According to the results of observations of soil moisture, productive moisture reserves in Aktobe, Mangystau, East Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zhambyl, Turkestan, Kyzylorda regions and Abai and Zhetisu regions were mainly formed as optimal, however, in most observation sites in the West Kazakhstan region, moisture reserves were insufficient.
