A brief agrometeorological review for the 2nd decade of May 2026.
In the second decade of May, in the south-east of the republic, the average decadal air temperature was about 2...4°C below normal, in the south by 1...2 °C. In areas where winter grain crops are cultivated, precipitation fell mainly near and above normal, in the Almaty region and in some areas of the south, precipitation fell below the annual average. In the south and south-east of the country, the "earing"-"flowering" phases of development are mainly observed in crops, in the vicinity of the Shymkent meteorological station "milk ripeness".
In the south-east and south of the country, the "3rd leaf" phase of plant development is mainly observed in spring grain crops -"exit into the tube"-"appearance of the lower stem node", in some areas of the Zhambyl and Turkestan regions "earing". The condition of the plants is good and excellent.
In the west of the country, in the vicinity of the Lubenka agricultural post in the Chingirlau district of the West Kazakhstan region, the "nodular root formation" phase is observed in spring barley crops, and in the vicinity of the Pogodaevo agricultural post in the Bayterek district, the "3rd leaf" is observed. At the beginning of the decade, spring wheat was sown in the Syrymsky district.
In the north-west of the country, in the vicinity of the Martuk meteorological station in the Martuk district of the Aktobe region, a phase of "tillering" development is observed in oat crops. In the Martuk district, the "3rd leaf" development phase is observed in spring barley crops, and in the Kargaly district there are "shoots", the plants are in good condition. In the beginning of the decade, spring wheat sowing began in the Aitikeby region.
In the east, in the Urzharsky district of the Abai region, the "3rd leaf" development phase is observed in spring wheat crops, "shoots" in the Zharminsky district, spring wheat sowing has begun in the Borodulikhinsky district, and the "nodular root formation" development phase is noted in spring barley crops. The plants are in good condition. In Ulken Narym district in the East Kazakhstan region, spring wheat crops are undergoing a "sprouting" phase of development, and spring wheat has begun to be sown in Samara district and Altai region.
In the center, in the Abai district of the Karaganda region, there is a phase of development "going into the tube", in Nurinsky, Osakarovsky, Aktogay, Karkaralinsky districts and in the Ulytau district of the Ulytau region, spring wheat sowing has begun.
In the north of the country, spring grain crops have begun to be sown in Akmola, North Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, and Kostanay regions.
In the south and south-east of the republic, the "shoots" phase of development is observed in corn crops - "leaf growth". The crops are in good condition.
In the Borodulikhinsky and Urzharsky districts of the Abai region, the sunflower seedling development phase was observed - the "2nd pair of leaves". In Glubokoe, Ulken Naryn districts and in the Altai region of the East Kazakhstan region, the "shoots" phase of development is observed, in the Irtysh region of the Pavlodar region and in the M.Zhumabayev district of the North Kazakhstan region, sunflower sowing has begun.
Potato planting continues in Almaty region and Zhetisu region, as well as in the north and center of the country, potato planting has begun.
In the Maktaaralsky, Ordabasinsky and Zhetysaysky districts of the Turkestan region, a phase of development of the "1st-3rd real leaf" is observed in cotton fields. The condition of the plants is good and excellent. In the Aksu district of the Zhetysu region, the "5th true leaf" development phase is observed in sugar beet crops. The condition of the plants is excellent.
In the Shiela district of the Kyzylorda region, the "3rd leaf" development phase is observed in rice crops. The plants are in good condition. Rice sowing has started in the Karatal district of the Zhetisu region.
On the last day of the decade, the general condition of grass on pastures is generally good. In some pastures in Aktobe, West Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Turkestan regions, the condition of grasses is satisfactory, excellent condition of grass is noted in Alginsky, Irgiz districts of Aktobe region, in Balkhash and Enbekshikazakh districts of Almaty region, in Zhanybek district of West Kazakhstan region, in Shieli in the Kyzylorda region, in the Beine district of the Mangystau region, in the Ualikhanov and Akzhar districts of the North Kazakhstan region.
According to the results of observations of soil moisture, productive moisture reserves in the northern regions of Kazakhstan remain optimal and satisfactory due to the accumulation of moisture in the previous period. In some areas of the west, east and south-east), east (East Kazakhstan region) and south-east (Zhetisu region), a lack of moisture was recorded in the arable soil layer in most observation areas. Practically throughout the entire territory of the Karaganda region, due to the prolonged absence of precipitation, the reserves of productive moisture in the soil remain insufficient.
