A brief agrometeorological review for the second decade of June 2026.
In the second decade of June, the average temperature in the south and southeast of the republic was 1-4°C higher than normal. In the areas where winter crops are grown, precipitation was uneven, with less than normal precipitation in the southeast and more than normal precipitation in the south.
In the south and southeast of the country, the main phases of development in winter wheat crops are "milk ripeness" and "wax ripeness" in the vicinity of the Shymkent meteorological station, in the Kazygurt district of the Turkestan region, in the Shusky, Kordaysky, Bayzaksky, and Zhambylsky districts of the Zhambyl region, as well as in the Sarkandsky district of the Zhetysu region.
In the southeast and south of the country, the main phase of plant development is "tillering" and "milk ripeness" in the spring grain crops, and "milk ripeness" and "wax ripeness" in the spring barley crops in the Zhetysu, Zhambyl, and Turkestan regions, and "full ripeness" in the Korday, Shus, and Bayzak districts of the Zhambyl region. The condition of the plants is good and excellent.
In the northern part of the country, spring wheat crops are mostly in the "tillering" and "lower stem node" phases, and some late-sown crops are in the "3rd leaf" phase. Spring barley crops are mostly in the "tillering" and "stem elongation" phases. The condition of spring crops and seedlings is generally good, with some areas showing satisfactory conditions.
In the west of the country, the spring grain crops are in the "tillering" and "earthing" stages of development, and the plant condition is mostly good and excellent, with some areas showing satisfactory conditions.
In the north-west of the country, near the Martuk meteorological station in the Martuk District of the Aktobe Region, the oat crops are in the "earthing" stage of development, and the plant condition is good. In the spring barley crops in the Martuk and Kargaly districts, the "lower stem node" and "ear emergence" phases are observed, while in the spring wheat crops in the Martuk, Khromtau, and Aitikebi districts, the "3rd leaf" and "lower stem node" phases are observed, and the plant condition is satisfactory and good.
In the Urzharsky district of the Abai region, the spring wheat crops are in the "lower stem node above the soil surface" phase of development, while in the Zharminsky and Borodulikha districts, the spring wheat crops are in the "tiller emergence" phase, and the spring barley crops are in the "ear emergence" phase. The plant condition is good and excellent. In the East Kazakhstan region, the "emergence of the lower stem node" phase is observed in the spring grain crops, and the "3rd leaf" phase is observed in the Glubokovsky (Sekisovka weather station) district. The "emergence of the lower stem node" phase was observed in the spring barley crops near the Shemonaikha weather station. The plant condition is good.
In the center, in the Abai district of the Karaganda region, the spring barley crops are in the "earthing" phase, while in the Nurinsky, Karkaralinsky, Aktogay, and Osakarovsky districts, they are in the "tillering" and "tiller emergence" phases. The plant condition is mostly excellent and good.
In the east of the country, the sunflower crops are in the "2nd pair of leaves" and "inflorescence emergence" phases, while in the north, they are in the "inflorescence emergence" and "2nd pair of leaves" phases. The plant condition is good and excellent.
In the south of the country, the cotton fields are in the "budding" phase of development. The plant condition is good and excellent.
In the Shielinsky district of the Kyzylorda region, the rice fields are in the "3rd leaf" phase of development, and in the Karatalsky district of the Zhetysu region, the rice fields are in the "tillering" phase of development. The plant condition is good.
On the last day of the decade, the overall plant condition assessment ranges from satisfactory to excellent. In most pastures, the herbage is generally in good condition, excellent condition is noted in the Alginsky and Irgiz districts of the Aktobe region, in the Balkhash and Enbekshikazakh districts of the Almaty region, in the Talas district of the Zhambyl region, in the Shet district of the Karaganda region, in the Beine district of the Mangistau region, in the Ualikhanov and Akzhar districts of the North Kazakhstan region, satisfactory condition of the grasses It is observed in the Turkestan region, Ulytau and Zhetysu regions, as well as on individual pastures in Aktobe, West Kazakhstan, and Almaty regions.
According to the results of instrumental measurements of soil moisture reserves in the second decade of June, the moisture reserves in the soil remain satisfactory and optimal in the northern grain-growing regions. In the Pavlodar, Karaganda, and East Kazakhstan regions, due to the lack of precipitation, the reserves of productive moisture in the topsoil and half-meter layers of the soil are insufficient.
