USDA's Joint Ag Weather Facility has provided the following weekly weather/crop highlights:
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EUROPE: Showers Provide Limited Drought Relief In Spain
- Showers in Spain briefly stabilize winter crop prospects, but do little to ease drought concerns.
- Dry, mild conditions ease winter crops out of dormancy in Poland and the Balkans.
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NORTHWESTERN AFRICA: Showers In Morocco, But More Needed
- Much-needed showers in Morocco provide some soil moisture for reproductive winter crops, although rain is too light to alleviate concerns over developing drought.
- Sunny skies promote winter grain growth in eastern Algeria and Tunisia, where rain has been plentiful.
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MIDDLE EAST: Sunny Skies Return
- Sunny skies return, favoring heading winter grains across southern portions of the region.
- Below-normal temperatures keep winter crops dormant in Turkey and northern Iran.
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FSU: Mild In Ukraine; Cold And Snowy In Russia
- Mild weather in Ukraine and Belarus promotes fieldwork and encourages some winter crop greening.
- Cold, snowy weather in Russia keeps winter crops dormant under a moderate to deep snowpack.
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SOUTH ASIA: Heat Continues To Build In India
- Seasonably hot weather continues to overspread much of India, as winter crop harvesting progresses.
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EAST ASIA: Rain For Greening Winter Wheat
- Rain provides beneficial moisture for greening winter wheat on the North China Plain.
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SOUTHEAST ASIA: Wet Weather In Java, Indonesia
- Rainfall returns to Java, Indonesia, where drier weather would be welcome for rice harvesting.
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AUSTRALIA: Too Wet In Queensland; Beneficial Dryness In New South Wales
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