Brief agrometeorological review for the third decade of August 2026.
In the third decade of August, the grain‑growing regions of the country are mainly in the “full ripeness” stage of development, and the harvest is underway. Air temperatures were mostly around the norm; in the north, centre and east of the country, precipitation was around and above the norm, while in the west and north‑west it was below the norm.
In the north of the country, the spring wheat and spring barley crops are mainly in the “full ripeness” stage of development; in some areas, they are in the “waxy ripeness” stage. The condition of the spring grain crops and crops is mostly good and excellent, with some areas being satisfactory. In Bulandyn, Sandyktau, Zhaksyn, Astrakhan, Zerendinsky and Tselinograd districts of Akmola region, Kamystinsky, Karabalyksky, Altynsarinsky, Mendykarinsky, Uzunkolsky, Zhitikarinsky, Sarykolsky, Fedorovsky and B.Mailina districts of Kostanay region, in Irtysh and Zhelezinsky districts of Pavlodar region, in the districts of M.Zhumabayev and Shalakyn, Kyzylzhar, Akzhar, Mamlut, Spring wheat harvesting is underway in Akkayyn and Tayynshinsky districts of the North Kazakhstan region. In the Sandyktau, Zherendinsky, and Ereymentau districts of the Akmola Region, the Denisovsky district of the Kostanay Region, and the Uspensky district of the Pavlodar Region, work has begun to gather the swaths of spring barley.
In the west and northwest of the country, the “full ripeness” stage of development is observed in the spring grain crops. In the Syrym district of the West Kazakhstan region, as well as in the Martuk, Khromtau, and Aitekebi districts of the Aktobe region, harvesting of spring wheat has begun. The condition of the plants is mostly good.
In the east of the country, in the Urdzhar, Zharmyn, and Borodulikha districts of the Abay region and in the East Kazakhstan region, the “full ripeness” stage of development is mainly observed in the spring grain crops; in the Glubokoe district of the East Kazakhstan region, “waxy ripeness” is observed in some areas. The condition of the plants is good and excellent. In the Zharma district of the Abay region, harvesting of spring wheat and spring barley has begun. In the Ulan district of the East Kazakhstan region, harvesting work (windrow selection, threshing) was observed in the areas where spring wheat was being grown.
In the center of the country, in the Osakarov, Nurinsky, Aktogay, and Bukhara‑Zhyrau districts of the Karaganda region, the “full ripeness” stage of development is observed in spring barley crops; in the Karkaralinsky district, the “heading” stage is observed in late‑sown crops. The condition of the plants is mostly good; in some areas of the Karkaralinsky District (the Burkytty agropost), it is poor. In the Bukhara‑Zhyrau and Osakarov districts of the Karaganda Region, harvesting of spring barley has begun. The “full ripeness” stage of development is observed in the spring wheat crops. Harvesting of spring wheat has begun in the Osakarov, Nurinsky, and Karkaralinsky districts of the Karaganda Region. The condition of the plants is mostly excellent and good, with some areas being satisfactory.
In the east and north of the country, the sunflower crops are in the “maturation”–“harvest maturity” development phase. The condition of the plants is good to excellent, with some areas showing a satisfactory condition.
In the south of the country, the cotton fields are in the “opening of the 1st boll” and “ripening of the raw cotton of the 1st boll” development phases. The condition of the plants is good to excellent.
In the Shieli district of the Kyzylorda region, the rice crops are in the “full ripeness” stage of development; in the Karat district of the Zhetisu region, they are in the “milky ripeness” stage. The condition of the plants is good and satisfactory.
On the last day of the decade, an excellent condition of the grass stand is observed in the North Kazakhstan region (Talshik station), as well as on some pastures in the Aktobe region (Karabulak station) and the Almaty region (Aul No. 4 station). The good condition of the grass cover prevails in the Karaganda, Atyrau, Zhambyl, and Kyzylorda regions, as well as in most observation points in the Aktobe and West Kazakhstan regions. A satisfactory condition is observed in the Turkestan and Kostanay regions, as well as in the Zhetisu and Ulytau regions.
According to the results of instrumental determination of productive moisture reserves in the soil in the northern grain‑growing regions (Kostanay, Akmola, North Kazakhstan, and Pavlodar regions), satisfactory and optimal indicators of moisture availability in the one‑meter soil layer were observed. At the same time, in almost all regions, drying out of the topsoil layer was observed.
