A brief agrometeorological overview for the 3rd decade of May, 2026.
In the third decade of May, in the south and south-east of the republic, the average decadal air temperature was about and above normal by 1...2 °C. In areas where winter grain crops are cultivated, precipitation was mostly higher than normal. In the south and south-east of the country, the development phases "earing"-"flowering"-"milk ripeness" are mainly observed in crops, in the vicinity of the Shymkent meteorological station "wax ripeness".
In the south-east and south of the country, the "tillering" phase of plant development is mainly observed on spring grain crops -"the appearance of the lower stem node", in some areas on spring barley crops in Zhambyl and Turkestan regions "milk ripeness". The condition of the plants is good and excellent.
In the west of the country, the "3rd leaf"-"tillering" phases of development are observed in spring grain crops, the condition of the plants is generally good and excellent.
In the north-west of the country, in the vicinity of the Martuk meteorological station in the Martuk district of the Aktobe region, the "tillering" phase of development continues in oat crops. "Nodular root formation" is observed in spring barley crops in Martuk and Kargaly districts, and "shoots" are observed in spring wheat crops in Aitikeby district, and the plants are in good condition.
In the east, in Urzharsky and Zharminsky districts of the Abai region, the "tillering" phase of development is observed in spring wheat crops, in Borodulikhinsky in spring wheat crops "3rd leaf", in spring barley crops "tillering". The plants are in good condition. In the East Kazakhstan region, the "shoots" phase of development is observed on spring grain crops - the "3rd leaf", in Glubokovsky, Ulansky and Altai regions, spring wheat was sown at the beginning of the decade, and spring barley was sown in the Shemonaikha district.
In the center, in the Abai district of the Karaganda region, the development phase "the appearance of the lower stem node above the soil surface" is observed in spring barley crops, the development phase "shoots"- "3rd leaf" is observed in spring grain crops, and spring grain crops have begun to be sown in Karkaralinsky, Nurinsky, and Bukhar-Zhyrau districts.
In the north of the country, there is a massive sowing of spring grain crops, in the crops there is a phase of development of "grain germination"- "shoots"-"3rd leaf". The condition of spring grain crops and crops is generally good.
In the south and south-east of the republic, the "leaf growth" phase of development is observed in corn and soybean crops. The crops are in good condition.
In the east of the country, the "2nd pair of leaves" development phase was observed on sunflower crops - "the appearance of inflorescences", in the north of the country "shoots", sunflower sowing continues.
Potato planting continues in the Almaty region, and potato planting has begun in the north and center of the country. In some areas of the east, there is a phase of development of "the appearance of lateral shoots", in the north and in the center of "shoots".
In the south of the country, the "3rd-5th true leaf" development phase is observed in cotton fields. 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 good and excellent.
In the Shiela district of the Kyzylorda region, the "3rd leaf" development phase is observed in rice crops, and in the Karatal district of the Zhetisu region, the "shoots" development phase is observed. The plants are in good condition.
On the last day of the decade, the general condition of grass on pastures is generally good, in some pastures in Aktobe, West Kazakhstan, Turkestan, Ulytau regions and Zhetisu region is satisfactory, excellent condition of grass is noted in Alginsky districts of Aktobe region, in Balkhash and Enbekshikazakh districts of Almaty region, in Zhanybek district of West Kazakhstan region, in Beineu in the Mangystau region, in the Shetsky district of the Karaganda region, in the Ualikhanov and Akzhar districts of the North Kazakhstan region.
According to the results of observations of soil moisture, productive moisture reserves showed that soil moisture conditions were generally satisfactory and optimal, insufficient moisture reserves were observed in some areas in the center, east, southeast and west. Due to the uneven spatial distribution of precipitation, productive moisture reserves in the soil may also differ in territorial heterogeneity.
