WASHINGTON, D.C. - The
year’s first substantial ram fell
during the first week of February
on Brazil’s stressed soybean crop,
according to a weekly report
issued by the Joint Agricultural
Weather Facility of the U.S.
Departments of Commerce and
Agriculture.
Potential winterkill conditions
were noted in parts of the United
States, while good growing con
ditions aided crops in parts of
Europe, Pakistan, India, Tunisia
and Algeria.
Highlights of the report follow.
—United States. Persistent,
bitterly cold air over the Rockies
and central regions contrasted
sharply with mild weather in the
East. The weather pattern aided
winter vegetable recovery efforts
in Florida. Snowcover was
adequate to protect winter grains -
except in the most southerly
sections. Sharp drops in tem
perature and freezing ram set the
stage for possible winterkill in
parts of Texas and Oklahoma.
Abundant precipitation fell in the
Pacific Northwest and over much
of the eastern half of the nation.
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Substantial rainfall aids Brazilian soybean
improving soil moisture levels.
—USSR. Only light precipitation
continued to fall on southern
winter gram areas of the Ukraine,
southern Volga Valley and North
Caucasus. Drier weather occurred
'over the northern half of the
region. Temperatures fell well
below normal late in the week over
the major winter grains areas but
were not sufficiently cold to
produce winterkill.
—Europe. Drier weather
prevailed as ' high pressure
dominated most of the region,
benefiting winter grains in France
and central Europe. Additional
moisture, however, would help the
- winter grain crop in Spam and
Italy. Southeastern winter gram
areas received some increased soil
moisture from timely
precipitation. Temperatures were
generally above normal m the west
and below normal m the east.
—Mexico. Seasonal weather
favored winter vegetables and
wheat. Polar air outbreaks m the
upper northeast probably delayed
early planting of com and spring
vegetables. Occasional light ram
along the northeast coast ham-
pered the sugarcane harvest.
—South America. The first
substantial, widespread ram since
late December fell m Brazil’s
soybean area. Dry soils were
moistened and crop stress was
temporarily relieved in Rio
Grande do Sul. Santa Catarina and
Parana. Cool dry weather followed
the storm systems. Scattered
showers fell m Argentina where
crops are mostly m the filling
stages of development.
—South Asia. Abnormally wet
weather continued in most wmter
gram areas of Pakistan and India,
West’s water outlook remains good
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Water
supplies should be adequate to
abundant for much of the West this
summer, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad
ministration reported last Thurs
day.
Norman A. Berg, chief of
USDA’s Soil Conservation Service,
said good early wmter snowpack
and heavy January storms across
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 27,1982—C5
virtually assuring very good
winter gram harvests m both
countries. Moderate rain fell on
previously dry growing areas of
Punjab and Haryana, easing the
need for irrigation water.
—Eastern Asia. Increased
precipitation fell on many
agricultural areas of South Korea
and eastern China. Dry weather
continued in China’s Hebei
Province. Below-normal tem
peratures kept winter grains
dormant in nearly all areas.
—South Africa. Most northern
and caster" " r op areas of the
much of the West resulted in the
optimistic outlook. About 75 per
cent of the West's water supply
comes from snowmelt. Of all the
West’s water, some 83 percent is
used for agriculture.
Snowmelt runoff is forecast to
exceed normal levels over much of
Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah,
Colorado and southern Wyoming.
Montana, southern Colorado and
New Mexico should expect near
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Maize Triangle remained
adequately moist, but dryness
increased in the southwest where
favorably hot weather continued.
Overall, crop conditions
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—Northwestern Africa. Mostly
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