Tag: winter wheat

Prolonged lack of rain threatens Ukraine’s crops, scientists say

Prolonged lack of rain threatens Ukraine’s crops, scientists say

February 8, 2025 |

In Ukraine, The Straits Times reported that Ukraine is experiencing the lowest soil moisture levels of the last seven seasons, raising concerns about yields in 2025. “The total amount of precipitation for November-January was only 79.6 mm and was significantly inferior to the long-term average of 117 mm,” according to the Ukrainian national agricultural academy. […]

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US winter wheat plantings up from 2024, USDA says

US winter wheat plantings up from 2024, USDA says

January 19, 2025 |

In Washington DC, World Grain reported that US farmers last fall planted more acres to winter wheat for harvest in 2025 than they did for 2024, but fewer than 2023 and just shy of the five-year average acreage, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Seedings of winter wheat for harvest this year were […]

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