ReliefWeb

Overview:

As of the end of April, conditions are mixed for rice while generally favourable for wheat, maize, and soybeans. In the Northern Hemisphere, winter wheat is generally favourable conditions with some mixed conditions in the EU, southern Ukraine, and in parts of the US western plains. The maize season is wrapping up in the Southern Hemisphere under a wide variety of conditions. In the Northern Hemisphere, sowing is ongoing under generally favourable conditions. Rice in Southeast Asia is under watch to poor conditions due to prolonged dry conditions during the season. Soybean harvest in the Southern Hemisphere continues under a wide range of conditions while sowing is beginning in the Northern Hemisphere.