Midwest is slightly wetter Friday. Rains across eastern areas later this week should improve moisture there a bit. However, rains will remain too limited in western areas to improve conditions. The 6-10 day outlook is drier in northeastern areas. Temperatures are cooler in central and eastern areas. The 11-15 day outlook is wetter in north central and eastern areas. Temperatures are cooler in central and eastern areas.
-Plains are wetter in northwestern areas in the 11-15 day period. Drier weather this week will allow dryness to build again in western and northern winter wheat areas. The 6-10 day outlook is unchanged. The 11-15 day outlook is wetter in northwestern areas. Temperatures are warmer in west central areas.
-Northern Plains/Prairies are wetter Friday. Rains in the northeastern Plains and east central Prairies mid and late week will slow spring wheat harvesting a bit. Harvesting should progress well elsewhere, though. The 6-10 day outlook is unchanged. The 11-15 day outlook is wetter in the northwestern Plains and southwestern Prairies. Temperatures are cooler in the e astern Prairies.
-Delta is drier in southeastern areas in the 11-15 day period. Drier weather this week will favor corn dry-down in central and southern areas. However, the dry and warm pattern will lower moisture a bit in central areas. The 6-10 day outlook is unchanged. The 11-15 day outlook is drier in southeastern areas. Temperatures are unchanged.
-Argentina is wetter in southeastern areas in the 6-10 day period. Dry conditions should continue this week, which will maintain low moisture supplies for wheat. Temperatures should also warm, which will allow wheat growth to accelerate a bit. The 6-10 day outlook is wetter in southeastern areas.
-Brazil is drier in southern areas in the 6-10 day period. Rains in southern areas recently improved moisture, but also resulted in some wetness. Limited rains the rest of this week should allow wetness to ease. Frost will be likely in northern Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina on Wednesday morning. The 6-10 day outlook is drier in southern areas.
-No changes for Europe. Rains yesterday improved moisture a bit in Hungary and Romania, and more improvements are expected there as well as in Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and southeastern Spain this week.
-No changes for FSU. Showers in central and southwestern Ukraine will continue to improve moisture a bit, but dryness will persist in southeastern and northwestern Ukraine.
-No changes for China. Rains continue to improve moisture in eastern Yangtze Valley, although some dryness is building in west central and far eastern North China Plain. Rains this week should improve moisture in central and southwestern Northeast China.
-No changes for Australia. Rains should further improve moisture in northern wheat areas of Western Australia. However, dryness will continue across western wheat areas of South Australia, northern New South Wales, and Queensland.
-No changes for India. Rains will maintain moisture for soybeans in central and northern areas. Rains should also ease dryness a bit in southwestern areas. However, some spotty dryness will likely continue in southwestern groundnut areas.
