Midwest is slightly drier Friday. Drier weather in northwestern areas is allowing wetness to ease a bit, but rains there late week and over the weekend will increase wetness again. The 6-10 day outlook is drier in far northwestern areas. Temperatures are unchanged. The 11-15 day outlook is slightly warmer in southeastern areas.
-Plains are slightly drier today. Drier weather in western and southern areas later this week and over the weekend will allow wheat harvesting to improve, but additional quality declines are expected in northeastern areas. The 6-10 day outlook is wetter in central areas. Temperatures are slightly cooler. The 11-15 day outlook is unchanged.
-Northern Plains/Prairies are drier in the northeastern Plains in the 6-10 day period. Rains across the western Prairies and northern Plains through the weekend should further improve moisture for spring wheat. The 6-10 day outlook is drier in the northeastern Plains. Temperatures are unchanged. The 11-15 day outlook is cooler.
-Delta is slightly drier Wednesday. Rains across the region are maintaining moisture for corn and soybeans. The 6-10 day outlook is unchanged. The 11-15 day outlook is slightly warmer in northern areas.
-Argentina is wetter in east central areas in the 6-10 day period. Rains should improve moisture slightly in northern Cordoba, but dryness will persist in southern Cordoba and La Pampa which will stress wheat early growth. The 6-10 day outlook is wetter in east central areas.
-No changes for Brazil. Heavy rains in northern Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina will further increase wetness there. The 6-10 day outlook is unchanged.
-No changes for FSU. Abundant rains across central and northeastern Ukraine will lower quality of maturing winter wheat. Recent rains have improved moisture across central Volga Valley.
-No changes for Europe. Rains yesterday improved moisture in central Spain, northeastern Italy, and southwestern Hungary. Additional improvements are expected in northern Italy through the weekend.
-No changes for China. Showers in central Yangtze Valley over the next few days will ease dryness a bit, but active rains in Northeast China will maintain wetness there.
-No changes for Australia. Dryness will continue to build across southwestern and northern New South Wales, Queensland, and central Western Australia through the weekend. Some slight improvements will be possible in Western Australia next week, though.
-No changes for India. Rains should remain very light across south central and western areas, which will maintain very slow crop planting and stress on crops that have been planted.
