A brief agrometeorological review for the 3rd decade of April 2026.
In the third decade of April, in the south and south-east of the republic, the average decadal air temperature was above normal by 2...4 °C. Precipitation fell less than normal in the areas of winter grain cultivation, and about normal in the south. In the south-east, the "exit into the tube" phases of development are mainly observed in crops -"the appearance of the lower stem node above the soil surface", in the vicinity of the Shymkent Koloshenie weather station.
In the south-east of the country, the "3rd leaf" phase of plant development is mainly observed in spring grain crops, while in the south of the country the "formation of nodular roots" is "exit into the tube". The condition of the plants is good and excellent. In the mountainous, foothill areas of the south-east, spring grain crops have begun to be sown. In the vicinity of the Urjar meteorological station in the Abai region, spring wheat was sown after tillage at the end of the decade. In the north-west of the country, in the Martuk district of the Aktobe region, there is a phase of development called "grain germination".
In the south of the republic, in the vicinity of the Oshakty agricultural post in the Kelessky district of the Turkestan region, a phase of development "the appearance of the 7th leaf" is observed in corn crops. In the Panfilovsky district of the Zhetisu region, the "appearance of the 3rd leaf" phase of development is observed, and corn sowing has begun in the Aksu district. The crops are in good condition.
In the vicinity of the Kyzyltu meteorological station in the Zhetisu region, a "first real leaf" development phase was observed in sugar beet crops in the middle of the decade. The condition of the plants is excellent.
In the Zhambyl district of Almaty and in the vicinity of Petropavlovsk, North Kazakhstan region, potato tubers were blunted to planting after pre-tillage.
Safflower sowing continues in the vicinity of the Chingirlau meteorological station in the Chingirlau district of the West Kazakhstan region.
In the Maktaaral district of the Turkestan region, a phase of "sprouting" development is observed in cotton crops, in Ordabasinsky and Zhetysai districts, cotton sowing began after tillage.
Soybean sowing has begun in the Aksu district of the Zhetisu region. Rice sowing has started in the Kyzylorda region.
In Almaty, Zhambyl, Turkestan regions and Zhetisu region, "inflorescence" is observed in orchards with fruit crops - "flowering" on the branches of apple and pear trees, and "fruit formation" is observed in Panfilovsky district of Zhetisu region.
In the Almaty, Zhambyl, Kyzylorda, Turkestan and Zhetisu regions, the "stem growth" phase of development - "the appearance of inflorescences" - continues in the observation areas of perennial alfalfa, clover and esparcet grasses. The condition of the herbs is good and satisfactory.
In West Kazakhstan, Kostanay, Pavlodar and Ulytau regions, the development phase of the "appearance of inflorescences" is observed in the observation areas of the esparcet, clover - "stem growth", wheatgrass - "appearance of the lower stem node" of the granary - "shoots" - "3rd leaf". The condition of the herbs is mostly satisfactory.
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 excellent condition of the grass is noted in the Balkhash district and in the mountainous and foothill areas of the Almaty region, in the Shet district of the Karaganda region, in the Ualikhanov and Akzhar districts of the North Kazakhstan region and in the Sozak district of the Turkestan region.
Raw sod is found on pastures in Aktobe, Mangystau regions and on individual pastures in West Kazakhstan region, while the rest of the pastures are dry.
At the end of the decade, pastures in the Akzhaiksky district of the West Kazakhstan region were severely drained, moderate straining was noted in the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region, in the Kurmangazinsky district of the Atyrau region, in the Kaztalov district of the West Kazakhstan region, in the Karatal district of the Zhetisu region, in the Mangistau and Beineu districts of the Mangistau region and in the Sozak district of the Turkestan region, pastures were not drained In the Zhambyl region and in some areas of Aktobe, Almaty, and Karaganda regions, the rest of the pastures are poorly grazed.
According to the results of observations of soil moisture, productive moisture reserves in the western regions, in the north, east and in the southern half of the country were mostly formed as optimal and satisfactory, however, in most observation sites in the Karaganda region, moisture reserves were insufficient.
