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Contents

Extreme Maximum & Minimum Temperature Maps ...... 2 Temperature Departure Map .......................................... 3 November 16 Drought Monitor & U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook ................................ 4 National Weather Data for Selected Cities ..................... 5 National Agricultural Summary ....................................... 8 Crop Progress and Condition Tables ............................. 9 International Weather and Crop Summary ................... 13 Bulletin Information & Snow Cover Map ....................... 24

WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN

or the second week in a row, long periods of open weather favored late-season fieldwork, allowing

Midwestern corn and soybean harvesting to near completion. Even when Midwestern precipitation arrived late in the week, showers were mostly light and confined to the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes region. Across the remainder of the eastern half of the country, significant precipitation was limited to parts of the Northeast and southern sections of Texas and Florida. Harvesting of Southern crops such as cotton and peanuts

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board

HIGHLIGHTS November 14 – 20, 2021

Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB

2 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin November 23, 2021

November 23, 2021 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 3 (Continued from front cover) continued to quickly advance, following earlier delays. Meanwhile, another week of dry weather on the Plains further limited winter wheat establishment, despite late-season warmth. Some of the most critical moisture shortages were noted in parts of Montana and across the southern half of the High Plains. Elsewhere, dry weather from California to the central and southern Rockies contrasted with ongoing wetness in the Pacific Northwest. Early-week flooding struck parts of western Washington, while occasional precipitation spread as far inland as the northern Rockies and southward into northwestern California. Weekly temperatures averaged 5 to 10°F above normal across northern and central sections of the Rockies and Plains. Similar readings, at least 5°F above normal in many locations, stretched from southern California to the southern Plains. In fact, generally mild weather from the Pacific Coast to the Plains contrasted with near- or below-normal temperatures in most areas from the Mississippi Valley eastward. The coolest weather, relative to normal, stretched from the eastern Corn Belt into the middle Atlantic States. Early in the week, river flooding peaked across the Pacific Northwest, west of the northern Cascades, following relentless rainfall. During the first 16 days of November, measurable rain fell each day in locations such as Quillayute, WA, and Astoria, OR, totaling 19.09 and 9.84 inches, respectively. Quillayute also netted a daily-record rainfall (4.01 inches) for November 15. Significant flooding occurred along the Skagit River, where the gauge near Mount Vernon, WA, was destroyed by debris. However, supplemental data indicated that the Skagit River near Mount Vernon crested at least 8.81 feet above flood stage on November 15, representing the highest water level since November 30, 1995. Farther upstream, the Skagit River near Concrete, WA, also crested on November 15, rising 10.93 feet above flood stage to achieve its highest level since November 6, 2006. Near La Push, WA, a record crest (7.93 feet above flood stage) was established along the Bogachiel River (previously, 5.64 feet on November 6, 2006). Finally, the Nooksack River at Ferndale, WA, climbed to its highest level since November 27, 1963, rising 5.76 feet above flood stage on the 15th. Farther inland, high winds raked the Northwest and northern sections of the Rockies and Plains. On November 15, wind gusts were clocked to 63 mph in Pullman, WA; 62 mph in Spokane, WA; and 61 mph in Coeur d’Alene, ID. The following day, Glasgow, MT, set a monthly record with a gust to 69 mph (previously, 68 mph on November 13, 2007). Elsewhere in Montana, November 16 peak gusts included 87 mph in Cut Bank; 76 mph in Jordan; and 63 mph in Helena. On the same date in neighboring Wyoming, gusts reached 82 mph in Buffalo and 67 mph in Lander. However, only small precipitation amounts occurred across the interior Northwest, with Riverton, WY, still awaiting its first November rain or snow. In the Colorado Rockies, the 147-acre Kruger Rock Fire was sparked on November 16 when high winds downed a tree which struck a power line; by week’s end, the fire was fully contained. Meanwhile, occasional snow showers accompanied surges of cool air downwind of the Great Lakes. From November 13-15, snowfall in Marquette, MI, totaled 9.1 inches. Elsewhere, scattered, mid- to late-week showers occurred generally along and east of a line from southern Texas to the lower Great Lakes region. On November 18, Brownsville, TX, collected a daily-record rainfall of 2.25 inches. A few heavier showers also dotted Florida, where Daytona Beach measured a daily-record sum (0.55 inch) for November 18. Record-setting warmth lingered early in the week across southern California. From November 11-14, Burbank, CA, reported four consecutive highs of 90°F or greater for the first time since November 2-5, 1997. Burbank’s achieved a daily-record high on November 14 with a

reading of 93°F. Elsewhere in California, daily-record highs for the 14th included 96°F in Woodland Hills and 93°F in Palm Springs. Warmth also developed across Northwest, where consecutive daily-record highs occurred on November 14-15 in locations such as Yakima, WA (72 and 67°F), and Helena, MT (66 and 69°F). Farther south, consecutive daily-record highs were set on November 15-16 in San Angelo, TX (86 and 87°F, respectively), and Roswell, NM (86 and 84°F). Other record-setting highs for November 15 included 79°F in Burlington, CO, and Goodland, Russell, and Salina, KS. On November 16, highs soared to daily-record levels in Texas locations such as Childress (91°F), Lubbock (88°F), and Wichita Falls (87°F). Prior to 2021, Childress had reported single November days of 90-degree heat in only 8 other years: 1934, 1945, 1952, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2016, and 2017. The only later observance of a 90-degree reading in Childress was November 17, 2017, when the high reached 92°F. Warmth also briefly spread into the Midwest and East, where daily-record highs surged to 78°F (on November 16) in Springfield, MO, and 78°F (on November 18) in Danville, VA. Frigid weather fully engulfed the southern two-thirds of Alaska, with lingering mild conditions largely limited to the Arctic Coast. Weekly temperatures averaged 20 to 30°F below normal at several locations in southwestern and south-central Alaska. Bethel reported sub-zero minimum temperatures each day starting November 13, including a daily-record low of -17°F on the 17th. Following 11.9 inches of snow in Anchorage from November 10-12, the first sub-zero reading of the season occurred on the 16th, with a low of -3°F. Farther inland, Bettles registered lows ranging from -30 to -35°F from November 13-16. Although mostly dry weather accompanied cold conditions across the Alaskan mainland, heavy snow blanketed the southeastern part of the state. Juneau received 17.1 inches of snow from November 18-21, boosting its snow depth to 11 inches by the morning of the 21st. At the height of the snowy spell, Juneau collected a daily-record total (6.7 inches) on November 20. Farther south, warm, mostly dry weather prevailed in Hawaii. Although the month’s first measurable rain fell on November 14 in Kahului, Maui (0.04 inch), and Honolulu, Oahu (0.01 inch), dry weather soon returned. In addition, Kahului posted a daily record-tying high of 90°F on November 20. Kahului has achieved at least four 90-degree readings during November in each of the last 4 years (2018-2021), after only attaining the feat sporadically (1968, 1984, 1990, 1995, and 1996) in earlier years. Through November 20, month-to-date rainfall at the state’s major airport observation sites ranged from 0.04 inch (3 to 4 percent of normal) in Kahului and Honolulu to 2.27 inches (24 percent) in Hilo, on the Big Island.

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AK ANCHORAGE 11 -1 16 -6 5 -17 0.00 -0.27 0.00 4.17 72 13.59 89 78 57 0 7 0 0BARROW 12 4 21 -2 8 8 0.09 0.04 0.05 2.89 213 6.37 137 80 70 0 7 2 0FAIRBANKS -2 -13 9 -26 -7 -8 0.06 -0.10 0.05 2.03 83 12.55 123 72 61 0 7 2 0JUNEAU 36 28 42 19 32 -1 1.87 0.51 0.57 22.15 104 67.56 124 89 76 0 6 5 2KODIAK 32 18 38 10 25 -9 0.10 -1.41 0.10 3.74 18 48.12 71 77 50 0 7 1 0NOME 13 -7 27 -14 3 -13 0.06 -0.23 0.06 3.91 79 19.22 124 75 53 0 7 1 0

AL BIRMINGHAM 66 41 74 33 54 0 0.00 -1.22 0.00 9.18 88 61.73 129 92 43 0 0 0 0HUNTSVILLE 65 36 75 29 51 -2 0.16 -1.04 0.16 9.84 95 57.01 122 91 43 0 4 1 0MOBILE 72 45 79 33 58 -1 0.03 -1.21 0.03 12.36 100 75.67 127 94 46 0 0 1 0MONTGOMERY 71 40 79 32 56 0 0.00 -1.15 0.00 11.46 117 48.15 103 89 38 0 1 0 0

AR FORT SMITH 67 39 77 28 53 2 0.00 -1.06 0.00 12.53 109 44.26 108 83 33 0 1 0 0LITTLE ROCK 65 39 77 31 52 0 0.48 -0.78 0.30 6.84 59 37.70 87 91 42 0 1 2 0

AZ FLAGSTAFF 60 22 68 17 41 5 0.00 -0.41 0.00 2.81 54 20.44 105 76 18 0 7 0 0PHOENIX 83 55 87 52 69 6 0.00 -0.14 0.00 1.07 66 5.29 75 39 13 0 0 0 0PRESCOTT 68 33 75 30 51 5 0.00 -0.23 0.00 3.05 99 11.57 90 59 14 0 2 0 0TUCSON 84 51 88 46 67 8 0.00 -0.12 0.00 0.73 28 11.71 110 33 10 0 0 0 0

CA BAKERSFIELD 64 48 68 44 56 2 0.00 -0.15 0.00 0.95 114 2.92 54 95 62 0 0 0 0EUREKA 57 43 61 38 50 -1 0.49 -0.83 0.39 7.72 124 21.51 71 96 81 0 0 3 0FRESNO 63 51 66 46 57 4 0.00 -0.25 0.00 1.56 100 6.67 69 99 69 0 0 0 0LOS ANGELES 68 57 86 53 62 2 0.00 -0.27 0.00 0.46 31 3.80 36 86 56 0 0 0 0REDDING 63 47 69 43 55 4 0.10 -0.92 0.10 8.58 158 17.77 67 92 50 0 0 1 0SACRAMENTO 60 47 65 42 54 1 0.02 -0.47 0.02 7.44 292 11.93 82 100 76 0 0 1 0SAN DIEGO 71 57 85 54 64 3 0.00 -0.25 0.00 1.48 107 5.22 61 83 51 0 0 0 0SAN FRANCISCO 63 53 66 49 58 2 0.01 -0.56 0.01 6.40 246 11.83 74 91 67 0 0 1 0STOCKTON 60 47 67 42 54 1 0.00 -0.41 0.00 4.29 190 10.20 90 98 73 0 0 0 0

CO ALAMOSA 58 12 66 2 35 6 0.00 -0.10 0.00 0.70 37 5.55 80 69 16 0 7 0 0CO SPRINGS 59 31 75 13 45 8 0.00 -0.09 0.00 1.20 51 14.39 88 59 19 0 3 0 0DENVER INTL 61 30 74 15 45 8 0.01 -0.12 0.01 0.44 17 11.34 81 63 19 0 3 1 0GRAND JUNCTION 55 31 61 24 43 5 0.00 -0.16 0.00 3.44 123 7.60 86 72 28 0 3 0 0PUEBLO 64 25 80 9 44 6 0.00 -0.11 0.00 1.08 58 16.03 131 58 19 0 6 0 0

CT BRIDGEPORT 52 34 64 28 43 -2 0.21 -0.59 0.12 14.19 153 42.44 111 88 46 0 3 3 0HARTFORD 52 32 69 26 42 0 0.21 -0.72 0.12 13.02 120 51.12 124 91 43 0 3 3 0

DC WASHINGTON 56 38 74 33 47 -2 0.08 -0.66 0.08 8.11 88 41.55 117 75 40 0 0 1 0DE WILMINGTON 54 32 71 27 43 -3 0.63 -0.07 0.28 16.76 173 42.03 109 92 46 0 5 3 0FL DAYTONA BEACH 75 58 81 48 67 1 0.58 -0.02 0.58 12.73 97 43.58 94 92 55 0 0 1 1

JACKSONVILLE 72 47 81 40 60 -2 0.00 -0.47 0.00 11.85 87 49.06 100 97 51 0 0 0 0KEY WEST 78 70 83 66 74 -1 1.10 0.62 1.07 8.14 61 27.98 75 95 75 0 0 2 1MIAMI 80 68 83 60 74 -1 1.99 1.26 0.80 19.57 105 54.04 91 93 65 0 0 3 3ORLANDO 78 60 83 51 69 1 0.70 0.24 0.55 12.85 119 42.67 90 91 52 0 0 3 1PENSACOLA 73 50 82 37 61 1 0.02 -1.08 0.02 24.25 168 84.68 142 89 47 0 0 1 0TALLAHASSEE 74 44 81 34 59 -1 0.00 -0.81 0.00 14.06 138 46.91 86 91 38 0 0 0 0TAMPA 79 61 84 54 70 1 0.00 -0.33 0.00 12.12 126 48.04 110 81 49 0 0 0 0WEST PALM BEACH 80 66 82 54 73 1 3.48 2.34 2.99 22.02 130 49.28 85 89 60 0 0 2 1

GA ATHENS 68 38 78 33 53 -1 0.00 -0.93 0.00 9.07 91 44.69 108 85 31 0 0 0 0ATLANTA 66 41 75 35 54 0 0.00 -1.00 0.00 7.87 75 46.85 105 77 35 0 0 0 0AUGUSTA 72 37 81 32 54 -1 0.00 -0.66 0.00 8.17 98 48.69 124 91 28 0 2 0 0COLUMBUS 70 40 77 33 55 -2 0.00 -1.04 0.00 14.91 183 51.83 127 83 32 0 0 0 0MACON 71 37 81 30 54 -1 0.00 -0.80 0.00 11.29 134 45.32 112 89 36 0 2 0 0SAVANNAH 70 43 78 38 56 -2 0.00 -0.56 0.00 15.00 152 47.65 108 95 41 0 0 0 0

HI HILO 83 71 86 68 77 3 1.50 -2.30 0.58 20.42 67 108.33 98 91 65 0 0 6 2HONOLULU 84 72 88 70 78 1 0.04 -0.52 0.03 0.22 5 9.82 74 83 55 0 0 2 0KAHULUI 87 70 89 66 78 3 0.04 -0.47 0.04 0.67 22 15.22 110 89 55 0 0 1 0LIHUE 83 70 84 68 76 1 0.00 -1.04 0.00 4.01 44 27.10 89 92 69 0 0 0 0

IA BURLINGTON 50 29 61 20 40 -2 0.00 -0.56 0.00 7.35 88 36.93 103 87 48 0 5 0 0CEDAR RAPIDS 44 25 54 14 34 -2 0.00 -0.50 0.00 8.33 115 20.69 63 95 53 0 6 0 0DES MOINES 49 30 63 21 39 1 0.00 -0.49 0.00 8.56 118 26.52 78 76 46 0 6 0 0DUBUQUE 42 26 51 15 34 -2 0.00 -0.53 0.00 6.29 82 27.45 81 88 57 0 6 0 0SIOUX CITY 51 28 68 18 39 4 0.00 -0.32 0.00 5.31 89 21.50 81 77 40 0 5 0 0WATERLOO 46 26 54 15 36 0 0.00 -0.46 0.00 6.41 98 23.09 70 82 49 0 6 0 0

ID BOISE 53 36 63 23 44 5 0.26 -0.07 0.22 3.03 137 10.17 103 81 44 0 4 2 0LEWISTON 52 38 68 29 45 5 0.25 -0.03 0.25 2.93 118 6.37 57 83 46 0 1 1 0POCATELLO 50 31 65 17 41 7 0.23 -0.04 0.23 3.28 132 9.67 91 77 44 0 4 1 0

IL CHICAGO/O_HARE 46 32 61 26 39 -1 0.15 -0.61 0.13 7.63 90 26.63 79 81 54 0 5 3 0MOLINE 49 29 62 17 39 -1 0.00 -0.59 0.00 6.22 80 32.87 94 83 51 0 5 0 0PEORIA 49 31 61 21 40 -1 0.04 -0.72 0.03 10.89 135 41.57 126 82 51 0 5 2 0ROCKFORD 46 29 60 18 37 -1 0.00 -0.61 0.00 6.13 79 21.33 63 83 51 0 5 0 0SPRINGFIELD 52 30 65 19 41 -1 0.06 -0.72 0.04 10.00 123 42.93 127 80 48 0 5 2 0

IN EVANSVILLE 55 30 68 23 43 -3 0.57 -0.52 0.38 8.92 98 39.97 100 89 48 0 5 3 0FORT WAYNE 45 32 62 29 39 -2 0.41 -0.35 0.25 11.57 151 38.67 112 90 65 0 5 3 0INDIANAPOLIS 47 31 63 26 39 -4 0.44 -0.49 0.26 13.05 151 43.78 115 86 55 0 6 4 0SOUTH BEND 46 34 62 31 40 0 0.88 0.09 0.56 9.31 103 37.56 110 83 59 0 3 3 1

KS CONCORDIA 60 35 75 23 48 7 0.06 -0.18 0.06 4.27 76 22.67 84 68 29 0 2 1 0DODGE CITY 62 31 79 16 47 5 0.00 -0.15 0.00 5.25 132 18.59 90 70 24 0 4 0 0GOODLAND 62 28 79 15 45 7 0.00 -0.15 0.00 0.49 15 12.16 65 62 18 0 5 0 0TOPEKA 60 34 72 23 47 4 0.12 -0.26 0.12 9.20 115 36.26 104 89 35 0 3 1 0

Based on 1981-2010 normals *** Not Available

TEMPERATURE ˚F PRECIPITATION

National Weather Data for Selected CitiesWeather Data for the Week Ending November 20, 2021

Data Provided by Climate Prediction Center

PRECIPSTATES

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WICHITA 61 34 73 24 47 3 0.00 -0.28 0.00 8.43 122 30.07 97 80 34 0 2 0 0

KY LEXINGTON 54 34 69 24 44 -2 0.37 -0.48 0.31 10.60 128 50.88 127 83 51 0 4 2 0LOUISVILLE 56 36 72 29 46 -2 0.45 -0.43 0.35 9.41 110 42.81 107 82 46 0 3 4 0PADUCAH 59 33 70 27 46 -1 0.39 -0.66 0.35 7.57 72 42.66 99 86 41 0 4 2 0

LA BATON ROUGE 74 45 80 35 60 -5 0.02 -0.74 0.02 10.23 83 73.23 136 97 50 0 0 1 0LAKE CHARLES 74 48 81 40 61 0 0.00 -0.97 0.00 10.80 81 66.64 129 97 47 0 0 0 0NEW ORLEANS 73 52 80 42 63 0 0.16 -0.94 0.16 11.96 104 79.18 142 88 48 0 0 1 0SHREVEPORT 75 47 82 36 61 5 0.00 -1.04 0.00 4.74 42 41.78 92 82 37 0 0 0 0

MA BOSTON 52 38 70 33 45 1 0.35 -0.59 0.28 13.19 132 46.95 122 82 44 0 0 3 0WORCESTER 47 31 66 26 39 -1 0.21 -0.81 0.13 16.10 140 53.37 125 90 48 0 4 4 0

MD BALTIMORE 56 33 74 27 44 -2 0.00 -0.77 0.00 12.41 130 39.32 105 84 40 0 4 0 0

ME CARIBOU 39 29 44 22 34 3 0.88 0.03 0.48 9.75 105 31.05 91 88 61 0 6 5 0PORTLAND 49 31 61 22 40 1 0.43 -0.76 0.18 13.51 113 38.94 93 91 48 0 4 4 0

MI ALPENA 43 31 53 25 37 1 0.07 -0.44 0.04 5.38 77 23.44 91 92 59 0 6 2 0GRAND RAPIDS 44 32 58 27 38 -2 0.77 -0.08 0.64 11.11 111 34.08 98 98 66 0 6 3 1HOUGHTON LAKE 40 30 50 27 35 1 0.20 -0.35 0.12 6.50 101 25.45 100 90 62 0 6 3 0LANSING 45 32 60 27 38 -1 0.67 -0.01 0.53 9.35 118 31.57 109 86 59 0 5 2 1MUSKEGON 46 34 58 29 40 0 0.52 -0.27 0.45 6.61 71 28.00 94 83 56 0 1 3 0TRAVERSE CITY 43 33 52 28 38 1 0.22 -0.42 0.12 5.19 60 25.54 86 88 56 0 3 4 0

MN DULUTH 34 20 39 8 27 -1 0.02 -0.49 0.02 7.33 86 22.57 77 84 55 0 7 1 0INT_L FALLS 32 17 36 4 24 0 0.05 -0.28 0.01 7.63 126 17.87 77 91 65 0 7 4 0MINNEAPOLIS 39 27 45 20 33 0 0.00 -0.44 0.00 4.16 62 23.73 82 80 52 0 7 0 0ROCHESTER 39 24 48 16 31 0 0.00 -0.45 0.00 5.07 72 25.80 82 85 58 0 7 0 0ST. CLOUD 38 23 43 15 31 1 0.01 -0.31 0.01 7.47 108 23.63 89 83 54 0 7 1 0

MO COLUMBIA 59 36 76 27 47 4 0.11 -0.67 0.11 9.63 103 47.41 121 73 36 0 2 1 0KANSAS CITY 59 35 72 27 47 4 0.08 -0.40 0.08 8.41 90 39.89 108 71 37 0 2 1 0SAINT LOUIS 60 35 73 25 47 1 0.09 -0.89 0.09 5.80 64 37.52 102 72 36 0 3 1 0SPRINGFIELD 61 34 78 23 48 2 0.00 -1.01 0.00 8.69 78 44.36 107 80 37 0 2 0 0

MS JACKSON 72 40 80 29 56 1 0.04 -1.12 0.04 3.87 39 44.65 94 91 39 0 2 1 0MERIDIAN 72 40 80 31 56 2 0.02 -1.18 0.02 9.41 91 63.51 128 91 40 0 2 1 0TUPELO 69 38 78 29 53 1 0.22 -0.91 0.22 5.80 56 63.65 135 88 37 0 3 1 0

MT BILLINGS 54 32 67 17 43 8 0.08 -0.08 0.04 1.56 53 8.83 67 62 21 0 3 2 0BUTTE 47 24 63 2 35 8 0.02 -0.13 0.01 0.86 38 5.78 47 74 32 0 5 2 0CUT BANK 46 22 63 9 34 4 0.04 -0.06 0.03 0.48 24 5.11 47 83 34 0 5 2 0GLASGOW 48 24 60 12 36 7 0.04 -0.06 0.04 0.54 26 5.19 45 84 39 0 6 1 0GREAT FALLS 51 26 66 9 39 6 0.00 -0.15 0.00 0.37 14 10.07 71 72 26 0 5 0 0HAVRE 49 22 64 12 36 6 0.13 0.02 0.13 0.84 41 6.56 60 90 37 0 5 1 0MISSOULA 46 28 65 21 37 5 0.32 0.08 0.15 2.39 86 9.73 75 90 47 0 5 4 0

NC ASHEVILLE 60 30 69 24 45 -2 0.00 -0.89 0.00 8.76 97 53.23 131 90 33 0 4 0 0CHARLOTTE 64 37 76 30 51 0 0.00 -0.74 0.00 4.49 52 32.63 87 81 28 0 2 0 0GREENSBORO 60 34 74 28 47 -3 0.00 -0.70 0.00 6.55 70 37.16 97 80 32 0 4 0 0HATTERAS 66 51 74 43 58 1 0.01 -1.14 0.01 12.55 83 56.39 107 84 48 0 0 1 0RALEIGH 63 35 76 26 49 -3 0.00 -0.71 0.00 10.39 107 41.29 105 91 32 0 4 0 0WILMINGTON 70 40 77 35 55 -1 0.00 -0.77 0.00 12.00 86 57.12 108 90 38 0 0 0 0

ND BISMARCK 46 26 55 21 36 7 0.00 -0.16 0.00 4.59 135 11.20 65 84 45 0 6 0 0DICKINSON 47 24 62 12 36 7 0.02 -0.10 0.02 3.22 101 12.76 81 79 39 0 6 1 0FARGO 36 24 42 20 30 2 0.02 -0.22 0.02 6.81 125 16.51 77 84 61 0 6 1 0GRAND FORKS 33 22 39 15 28 3 0.02 -0.20 0.02 5.87 123 17.69 88 86 70 0 7 1 0JAMESTOWN 39 25 50 19 32 6 0.00 -0.14 0.00 4.17 103 11.22 61 82 55 0 6 0 0

NE GRAND ISLAND 60 33 76 22 46 9 0.00 -0.28 0.00 3.91 79 26.44 102 72 26 0 4 0 0LINCOLN 58 32 75 26 45 7 0.00 -0.33 0.00 5.13 85 25.71 93 71 31 0 4 0 0NORFOLK 56 29 74 21 43 7 0.00 -0.33 0.00 3.94 68 24.46 93 69 30 0 5 0 0NORTH PLATTE 59 24 76 12 42 7 0.00 -0.13 0.00 3.24 93 22.00 111 78 22 0 5 0 0OMAHA 55 34 71 26 44 6 0.00 -0.39 0.00 7.62 127 32.20 110 75 36 0 2 0 0SCOTTSBLUFF 61 27 75 8 44 9 0.01 -0.13 0.01 2.24 80 9.63 63 66 22 0 4 1 0VALENTINE 59 28 75 10 43 10 0.00 -0.15 0.00 5.04 148 20.57 105 64 21 0 4 0 0

NH CONCORD 50 28 70 20 39 1 0.17 -0.70 0.10 9.11 91 37.56 104 90 43 0 5 4 0

NJ ATLANTIC_CITY 55 32 72 26 44 -3 0.02 -0.72 0.02 9.35 107 44.49 120 89 45 0 4 1 0NEWARK 55 37 72 33 46 0 0.05 -0.81 0.04 15.97 163 52.30 127 77 41 0 0 2 0

NM ALBUQUERQUE 63 36 70 31 50 6 0.00 -0.13 0.00 1.17 46 5.04 56 45 17 0 2 0 0

NV ELY 56 25 67 14 40 8 0.01 -0.14 0.01 1.47 61 6.09 65 75 24 0 6 1 0LAS VEGAS 72 53 79 48 63 7 0.00 -0.09 0.00 0.19 21 1.33 34 33 15 0 0 0 0RENO 60 38 71 32 49 7 0.00 -0.22 0.00 3.28 227 5.02 79 72 29 0 1 0 0WINNEMUCCA 56 29 67 22 42 6 0.00 -0.22 0.00 3.17 183 8.00 110 81 34 0 5 0 0

NY ALBANY 49 30 65 23 40 0 0.16 -0.61 0.11 14.29 157 41.32 117 90 54 0 5 3 0BINGHAMTON 43 29 59 24 36 -2 0.50 -0.29 0.26 11.46 133 46.02 132 95 60 0 6 5 0BUFFALO 50 34 66 31 42 2 1.14 0.15 0.67 13.08 129 33.37 95 83 55 0 2 3 1ROCHESTER 48 32 59 28 40 0 0.74 0.04 0.27 11.70 146 31.57 103 90 57 0 4 3 0SYRACUSE 48 34 61 29 41 1 0.80 -0.03 0.27 12.54 133 42.55 125 96 65 0 3 5 0

OH AKRON-CANTON 48 32 67 27 40 -1 0.69 -0.11 0.37 7.74 91 36.39 102 82 56 0 5 3 0CINCINNATI 51 33 68 25 42 -3 0.58 -0.25 0.35 9.51 117 44.78 118 83 49 0 4 2 0CLEVELAND 47 32 66 27 39 -4 0.56 -0.32 0.24 7.99 86 36.78 106 82 52 0 4 4 0COLUMBUS 50 34 67 27 42 -2 0.64 -0.16 0.38 6.79 90 34.90 99 87 51 0 4 2 0DAYTON 48 34 65 29 41 -1 0.66 -0.18 0.39 8.95 106 35.37 96 81 51 0 4 4 0MANSFIELD 46 31 63 26 38 -2 0.65 -0.28 0.30 5.95 67 33.56 84 92 58 0 6 4 0


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OK OKLAHOMA CITY 67 39 79 28 53 3 0.00 -0.41 0.00 4.57 49 28.18 82 81 27 0 2 0 0TULSA 66 38 78 27 52 2 0.00 -0.62 0.00 7.61 74 35.40 94 85 33 0 2 0 0

OR ASTORIA 53 42 60 33 47 1 2.20 -0.58 0.74 23.28 152 61.53 115 96 64 0 0 5 2BURNS 49 26 59 15 38 5 0.08 -0.20 0.06 2.78 138 8.43 92 89 42 0 6 2 0EUGENE 54 38 65 31 46 2 0.36 -1.51 0.32 9.94 106 24.34 68 97 70 0 1 3 0MEDFORD 52 39 58 30 45 1 0.21 -0.53 0.10 5.08 142 11.44 82 97 65 0 1 3 0PENDLETON 52 35 70 26 44 3 0.21 -0.15 0.19 2.78 106 7.03 65 91 54 0 3 2 0PORTLAND 55 44 66 35 49 3 0.59 -0.76 0.28 12.62 156 27.26 95 87 56 0 0 3 0SALEM 56 42 65 34 49 4 0.48 -1.10 0.25 10.05 119 29.10 95 91 62 0 0 3 0

PA ALLENTOWN 51 28 69 24 39 -3 0.15 -0.68 0.12 10.28 95 38.91 96 91 48 0 6 3 0ERIE 50 34 69 30 42 -1 1.25 0.30 0.53 12.16 107 36.55 98 79 53 0 1 4 1MIDDLETOWN 52 32 72 26 42 -2 0.09 -0.64 0.06 15.00 160 44.54 123 82 45 0 4 2 0PHILADELPHIA 55 36 73 30 46 -1 0.08 -0.60 0.07 9.50 107 41.34 112 84 43 0 2 2 0PITTSBURGH 47 30 68 23 39 -4 0.26 -0.54 0.14 7.89 105 34.08 99 88 55 0 4 2 0WILKES-BARRE 50 32 70 26 41 0 0.17 -0.59 0.12 14.70 169 41.83 124 88 50 0 4 3 0WILLIAMSPORT 47 31 58 24 39 -2 0.07 -0.87 0.07 15.71 157 42.70 115 87 48 0 4 1 0

RI PROVIDENCE 54 35 69 29 44 0 0.21 -0.87 0.14 12.68 117 44.14 106 89 43 0 3 4 0SC CHARLESTON 69 43 79 40 56 -2 0.00 -0.55 0.00 12.05 105 53.78 114 92 41 0 0 0 0

COLUMBIA 69 39 79 32 54 0 0.00 -0.63 0.00 5.67 67 43.41 107 83 32 0 1 0 0FLORENCE 69 38 79 33 54 -1 0.02 -0.60 0.02 3.48 41 38.76 99 79 29 0 0 1 0GREENVILLE 64 36 74 29 50 -2 0.00 -0.87 0.00 7.05 77 40.23 97 83 28 0 3 0 0

SD ABERDEEN 44 27 58 17 35 7 0.00 -0.16 0.00 6.60 139 18.07 86 79 49 0 6 0 0HURON 46 28 59 18 37 5 0.00 -0.21 0.00 8.26 168 18.57 83 80 48 0 5 0 0RAPID CITY 54 23 69 9 38 5 0.00 -0.13 0.00 3.58 114 15.12 95 69 27 0 6 0 0SIOUX FALLS 47 28 70 21 37 6 0.01 -0.35 0.01 5.72 97 25.38 100 77 46 0 5 1 0

TN BRISTOL 58 29 70 25 44 -3 0.12 -0.64 0.12 6.11 86 37.54 103 93 41 0 5 1 0CHATTANOOGA 63 36 71 29 49 -1 0.00 -1.25 0.00 11.68 111 57.34 125 91 40 0 3 0 0KNOXVILLE 58 32 73 27 45 -4 0.04 -0.94 0.04 6.17 74 41.29 98 94 43 0 4 1 0MEMPHIS 66 42 77 34 54 1 0.44 -0.91 0.44 7.90 75 46.78 102 82 38 0 0 1 0NASHVILLE 62 36 72 30 49 0 0.22 -0.85 0.22 9.31 102 53.44 129 79 39 0 5 1 0

TX ABILENE 73 46 86 35 59 5 0.00 -0.30 0.00 4.24 68 20.59 88 67 27 0 0 0 0AMARILLO 70 35 85 26 52 7 0.00 -0.17 0.00 1.29 31 14.36 73 57 15 0 2 0 0AUSTIN 72 52 83 43 62 1 0.00 -0.59 0.00 7.55 93 32.20 106 69 40 0 0 0 0BEAUMONT 75 52 81 41 63 2 0.00 -0.98 0.00 16.45 113 62.35 116 98 55 0 0 0 0BROWNSVILLE 85 61 88 58 73 4 2.23 1.83 2.23 17.23 156 34.95 135 91 53 0 0 1 1CORPUS CHRISTI 80 55 85 49 68 2 0.02 -0.40 0.02 12.27 122 42.30 144 96 49 0 0 1 0DEL RIO 81 54 88 49 67 7 0.00 -0.22 0.00 0.85 16 13.85 75 72 31 0 0 0 0EL PASO 73 41 79 34 57 5 0.00 -0.11 0.00 0.57 23 11.20 125 37 15 0 0 0 0FORT WORTH 73 48 83 40 60 5 0.00 -0.57 0.00 6.66 76 31.99 97 73 32 0 0 0 0GALVESTON 76 63 82 52 69 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.08 0 40.47 0 82 57 0 0 0 0HOUSTON 77 51 85 44 64 3 0.00 -0.99 0.00 13.63 106 46.00 103 91 47 0 0 0 0LUBBOCK 71 37 88 28 54 5 0.00 -0.19 0.00 1.20 23 19.54 107 51 15 0 1 0 0MIDLAND 75 41 85 33 58 6 0.00 -0.16 0.00 0.16 4 13.59 98 67 15 0 0 0 0SAN ANGELO 78 45 87 34 61 7 0.00 -0.24 0.00 4.02 66 22.93 113 79 22 0 0 0 0SAN ANTONIO 75 54 82 46 64 4 0.00 -0.52 0.00 9.47 107 31.89 107 83 45 0 0 0 0VICTORIA 79 51 85 45 65 3 0.00 -0.73 0.00 6.80 61 53.14 140 95 46 0 0 0 0WACO 75 47 83 33 61 4 0.00 -0.63 0.00 5.26 59 28.15 90 83 37 0 0 0 0WICHITA FALLS 73 41 87 31 57 5 0.00 -0.35 0.00 3.13 44 24.75 92 79 26 0 1 0 0

UT SALT LAKE CITY 54 35 66 28 44 5 0.03 -0.31 0.03 3.84 101 13.09 91 77 39 0 2 1 0VA LYNCHBURG 59 31 75 24 45 -1 0.01 -0.78 0.01 6.29 68 32.00 86 81 35 0 4 1 0

NORFOLK 59 41 76 35 50 -2 0.14 -0.56 0.14 5.56 54 35.03 83 88 44 0 0 1 0RICHMOND 60 36 77 29 48 -2 0.24 -0.51 0.24 11.80 127 45.65 116 88 39 0 3 1 0ROANOKE 58 34 75 25 46 -2 0.00 -0.80 0.00 8.89 98 36.77 99 76 38 0 3 0 0WASH/DULLES 55 32 74 24 43 -3 0.07 -0.73 0.07 9.69 103 33.77 90 83 42 0 5 1 0

VT BURLINGTON 47 32 61 24 39 1 0.54 -0.20 0.32 10.74 114 31.15 93 88 50 0 3 4 0WA OLYMPIA 50 37 60 29 43 0 2.33 0.18 0.79 17.13 143 45.22 114 99 73 0 3 4 3

QUILLAYUTE 49 38 55 29 44 0 5.48 1.73 2.45 45.10 183 88.76 109 100 75 0 1 6 3SEATTLE-TACOMA 52 41 61 31 46 1 2.09 0.48 1.19 16.34 175 36.16 121 94 57 0 1 5 1SPOKANE 42 31 58 21 37 1 0.76 0.22 0.37 4.47 134 9.37 69 89 61 0 5 4 0YAKIMA 52 31 72 22 42 5 0.21 -0.04 0.18 2.54 156 5.28 80 95 55 0 4 2 0

WI EAU CLAIRE 38 24 47 16 31 -1 0.06 -0.38 0.06 4.44 61 22.06 75 88 51 0 7 1 0GREEN BAY 41 26 50 21 33 -1 0.16 -0.34 0.16 2.64 38 26.20 96 83 55 0 6 1 0LA CROSSE 42 28 50 21 35 -1 0.00 -0.48 0.00 4.06 57 34.10 109 83 50 0 7 0 0MADISON 41 26 52 18 33 -2 0.00 -0.56 0.00 4.50 63 20.85 65 86 52 0 6 0 0MILWAUKEE 45 31 61 25 38 -1 0.03 -0.62 0.03 5.67 74 17.20 54 75 46 0 5 1 0

WV BECKLEY 51 32 69 25 42 -2 0.17 -0.53 0.16 5.47 73 35.32 95 84 48 0 5 2 0CHARLESTON 56 33 74 23 45 -2 0.21 -0.71 0.16 6.59 79 34.20 86 90 43 0 2 2 0ELKINS 52 28 72 17 40 -2 0.21 -0.60 0.12 8.89 102 34.80 84 84 42 0 5 2 0HUNTINGTON 55 35 74 25 45 -1 0.22 -0.61 0.17 6.09 77 44.07 116 84 46 0 2 2 0

WY CASPER 52 26 63 12 39 7 0.00 -0.17 0.00 3.70 133 13.92 116 64 26 0 5 0 0CHEYENNE 55 30 66 12 42 7 0.00 -0.14 0.00 1.09 38 10.41 67 59 22 0 5 0 0LANDER 53 23 68 12 38 8 0.00 -0.22 0.00 4.08 136 14.37 119 65 25 0 6 0 0SHERIDAN 55 28 74 10 42 10 0.01 -0.16 0.01 2.83 84 11.65 86 64 28 0 5 1 0



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Weather Data for the Week Ending November 20, 2021


National Agricultural Summary November 15 – 21, 2021

Weekly National Agricultural Summary provided by USDA/NASS

HIGHLIGHTS

Most of the nation was drier than normal during the week ending November 21. In contrast, some locations in Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Montana, Washington, and southern Texas recorded at least twice the normal amount of precipitation. Parts of coastal Washington recorded more than 6 inches of rain during the week. Meanwhile, most of the western half of the

nation reported warmer-than-normal weather. Most of the Great Plains, Rockies, and Southwest noted temperatures 6°F or more above normal. In contrast, much of the eastern half of the nation was moderately cooler than normal. Parts of the mid Atlantic, Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley recorded temperatures 2°F or more below normal.

Corn: Ninety-five percent of the 2021 corn acreage was harvested by week’s end, 2 percentage points behind last year but 3 points ahead of the 5-year average pace. Harvest progress was complete or nearing completion in 15 of the 18 estimating states. Soybean: Soybean harvest across the nation was 95 percent complete by week’s end, 3 percentage points behind last year and 1 point behind the 5-year average. Harvest progress was complete or nearing completion in 14 of the 18 estimating states. Winter Wheat: Nationwide, producers had sown 96 percent of the intended 2022 winter wheat acreage by November 21, two percentage points behind last year and 1 point behind the 5-year average. Planting progress was complete or nearing completion in 16 of the 18 estimating states. Nationwide, 86 percent of the winter wheat acreage had emerged by November 21, two percentage points behind last year and 1 point behind the 5-year average. Winter wheat emergence advanced by 10 percentage points or more during the week in Arkansas, California, Indiana, and North Carolina. As of November 21, forty-four percent of the 2022 winter wheat acreage was reported in good to excellent condition,

2 percentage points below the previous week but 1 point above the same time last year. Cotton: By November 21, seventy-five percent of the nation’s cotton acreage had been harvested, 1 percentage point behind last year but 4 points ahead of the 5-year average. Cotton harvest advanced 10 percentage points or more during the week in 10 of the 15 estimating states. Sorghum: Ninety-four percent of the 2021 sorghum acreage had been harvested by November 21, three percentage points behind last year but 2 points ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest progress was complete or nearing completion in all estimating states. Other Crops: Ninety-two percent of the nation’s peanut acreage was harvested as of November 21, equal to last year but 1 percentage point behind the 5-year average. Peanut harvest advanced 10 percentage points or more during the week in Oklahoma and Texas. By November 21, ninety percent of this year’s sunflower crop was harvested, 1 percentage point behind last year but 10 points ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest progress was ahead of the 5-year average pace in all estimating states.


Crop Progress and Condition Week Ending November 21, 2021

Weekly U.S. Progress and Condition Data provided by USDA/NASS

Prev Prev Nov 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Nov 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Nov 21 5-Yr

Year Week 2021 Avg Year Week 2021 Avg Year Week 2021 Avg

CO 98 94 97 94 AR 94 94 97 95 AL 80 66 78 82

IL 99 95 96 96 IL 99 93 95 98 AZ 65 58 71 65

IN 96 85 91 92 IN 100 88 94 96 AR 98 94 97 98

IA 98 91 95 93 IA 99 97 100 98 CA 77 95 97 78

KS 99 95 97 97 KS 97 85 92 94 GA 71 55 67 78

KY 98 91 95 97 KY 85 76 83 86 KS 50 30 47 47

MI 90 76 85 76 LA 100 100 100 99 LA 99 93 98 99

MN 99 97 99 93 MI 99 80 87 89 MS 94 83 91 95

MO 95 94 97 96 MN 100 100 100 99 MO 89 86 94 94

NE 98 90 95 94 MS 98 95 97 98 NC 63 71 82 79

NC 100 100 100 100 MO 93 81 90 90 OK 68 60 74 65

ND 99 90 95 76 NE 100 98 100 99 SC 67 52 67 76

OH 86 78 84 85 NC 61 66 77 65 TN 88 72 83 89

PA 89 81 86 83 ND 100 100 100 96 TX 73 60 70 61

SD 99 89 93 87 OH 96 88 90 95 VA 48 62 74 81

TN 100 97 100 100 SD 100 99 100 99 15 Sts 76 65 75 71

TX 99 100 100 98 TN 86 77 85 87 These 15 States harvested 99%

WI 91 86 92 78 WI 100 97 99 93 of last year's cotton acreage.

18 Sts 97 91 95 92 18 Sts 98 92 95 96

These 18 States harvested 94% These 18 States harvested 96%

of last year's corn acreage. of last year's soybean acreage.

Prev Prev Nov 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Nov 21 5-Yr

Year Week 2021 Avg Year Week 2021 Avg VP P F G EX

AR 90 80 94 91 AR 75 69 80 77 AR 1 5 40 41 13

CA 63 60 70 65 CA 43 30 40 43 CA 0 5 25 50 20

CO 100 100 100 100 CO 94 89 92 95 CO 7 22 30 33 8

ID 100 100 100 100 ID 95 95 97 95 ID 1 1 58 31 9

IL 99 86 90 99 IL 95 71 75 90 IL 2 2 11 70 15

IN 99 92 96 97 IN 90 75 85 88 IN 3 5 24 56 12

KS 100 96 98 99 KS 91 86 89 90 KS 3 7 29 50 11

MI 100 90 94 97 MI 99 81 86 90 MI 7 20 29 38 6

MO 90 86 92 90 MO 79 72 80 75 MO 0 4 33 57 6

MT 99 100 100 99 MT 94 81 85 90 MT 22 20 49 7 2

NE 100 100 100 100 NE 97 98 100 99 NE 3 10 24 52 11

NC 73 67 81 71 NC 59 42 52 54 NC 1 3 33 57 6

OH 100 92 95 100 OH 99 84 90 94 OH 8 9 25 45 13

OK 100 94 96 98 OK 91 83 90 90 OK 4 9 32 50 5

OR 99 96 99 99 OR 82 56 64 79 OR 21 21 22 35 1

SD 100 100 100 100 SD 97 97 99 98 SD 6 19 38 34 3

TX 91 89 93 89 TX 76 71 75 77 TX 17 25 36 19 3

WA 99 100 100 99 WA 96 92 96 92 WA 8 21 52 19 0

18 Sts 98 94 96 97 18 Sts 88 81 86 87 18 Sts 8 14 34 37 7

These 18 States planted 90% These 18 States planted 90% Prev Wk 7 13 34 39 7

of last year's winter wheat acreage. of last year's winter wheat acreage. Prev Yr 6 15 36 37 6

Percent

Corn Percent Harvested Soybeans Percent Harvested Cotton Percent Harvested

Winter Wheat Percent Planted Winter Wheat Percent Emerged Winter Wheat Condition by




Prev Prev Nov 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Nov 21 5-Yr Prev Prev Nov 21 5-Yr

Year Week 2021 Avg Year Week 2021 Avg Year Week 2021 Avg

CO 99 97 99 91 AL 95 85 94 95 CO 100 82 94 91

KS 94 83 91 90 FL 100 96 99 99 KS 94 89 93 88

NE 100 91 95 94 GA 94 88 94 95 ND 95 83 90 78

OK 91 85 93 90 NC 85 92 96 91 SD 88 83 90 80

SD 100 93 94 92 OK 93 80 91 89 4 Sts 91 83 90 80

TX 100 100 100 96 SC 89 78 84 90 These 4 States harvested 87%

6 Sts 97 89 94 92 TX 80 68 79 80 of last year's sunflower acreage.

These 6 States harvested 100% VA 93 96 97 98

of last year's sorghum acreage. 8 Sts 92 86 92 93

These 8 States harvested 96%

of last year's peanut acreage.

Sorghum Percent Harvested Peanuts Percent Harvested Sunflowers Percent Harvested

VP - Very Poor; P - Poor; F - Fair; G - Good; EX - Excellent

NA - Not Available; *Revised


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International Weather and Crop Summary

November 14-20, 2021 International Weather and Crop Highlights and Summaries provided by USDA/WAOB

HIGHLIGHTS

EUROPE: Dry, warm weather prevailed over much of the continent, though heavy rain continued in Italy. WESTERN FSU: Seasonably cold weather ushered winter crops into dormancy. MIDDLE EAST: Drought concerns expanded across central and western portions of the region, while winter grain prospects remained mostly favorable in Iran. NORTHWESTERN AFRICA: Intensifying drought in Morocco and central Tunisia contrasted with more heavy rain in Algeria. EASTERN ASIA: Mild weather across eastern and southern China sustained wheat and rapeseed development.

SOUTHEAST ASIA: Widespread showers throughout much of the region benefited seasonal rice and other crops, although unfavorably wet weather continued to plague coffee harvesting in Vietnam. AUSTRALIA: Drier weather overspread the eastern wheat belt, helping winter crop harvesting regain momentum. SOUTH AFRICA: Conditions favored emerging to vegetative summer crops in eastern sections of the corn belt. ARGENTINA: Much-needed rain fell in Argentina’s southern and northeastern summer crop areas. BRAZIL: Abundant rainfall maintained favorable conditions for soybeans in central and northeastern production areas, but moisture remained limited for corn and soybeans farther south.

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Dry, warm weather prevailed, though more heavy rain fell in Italy and Scandinavia. Sunny skies and above-normal temperature (1-4°C above normal) favored seasonal fieldwork and winter crop establishment over nearly all of Europe, although chilly conditions (up to 2°C below normal) were noted in Spain. However, short-term dryness and drought in west-central France (northern portions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine) continued to impact winter crop establishment, with 90-day rainfall locally less than 50 percent of normal. Likewise, short-term dryness (30-day rainfall less than 25 percent of

normal) has developed over central and southern Poland and neighboring environs, but longer-term precipitation remained near to above normal. Meanwhile, a stationary Mediterranean storm system continued to generate moderate to heavy rainfall (10-65 mm, locally more) in Italy as well as the islands of the central Mediterranean Sea, causing additional localized flooding. Similarly, a series of disturbances produced more heavy showers (25-120 mm) from northern England into Scandinavia, sustaining plentiful moisture supplies for winter wheat, barley, and rapeseed establishment.

EUROPE



Dry, chilly weather ushered winter crops into dormancy. Temperatures averaged 1 to 3° C below normal from central Ukraine into southwestern Russia, with 7-day average temperatures below 5°C for a second consecutive week indicating winter grains and oilseeds have gone dormant. Crops entered dormancy in good condition in Russia, while acute short-term dryness resulted in highly

variable, locally poor establishment in Ukraine and Moldova. However, winter crop yields are largely driven by spring precipitation and temperatures. This will be the last weekly summary for Western FSU. Coverage will resume in March 2022 to coincide with winter wheat breaking dormancy.

WESTERN FSU



Sunny skies across much of the region favored fieldwork in Iran but increased drought concerns elsewhere. After recent rain, dry weather in Iran promoted seasonal fieldwork and winter grain establishment, although orographically enhanced showers (10-80 mm) continued along the Caspian Sea Coast. Meanwhile, a slow-moving storm system produced moderate to heavy showers (10-80 mm) from northern Egypt into coastal Syria. Farther inland, isolated light showers (1-5 mm) did little to ease developing drought

from central Turkey into western Iraq; 60-day rainfall has tallied less than 50 percent of normal in these croplands, and moisture will be needed soon for wheat and barley establishment. Cool weather (2-5°C below normal) in Iran eased winter crops toward dormancy in climatologically colder northern growing areas. Conversely, temperatures up to 4°C above normal along the eastern Mediterranean Coast (daytime readings reaching 30°C) heightened water demands for emerging to vegetative winter grains.

MIDDLE EAST



Intensifying drought in Morocco and central Tunisia contrasted with more downpours in Algeria. Another week with little to no rain in Morocco’s primary growing areas plunged this region deeper into early-season drought. Cumulative rainfall deficits since September 1 have eclipsed 100 mm (less than 15 percent of normal) in the lowlands between the coast and the Atlas Mountains, with nearly all of this week’s rain (3-11 mm) falling outside of the country’s primary growing areas. While it is still early in the winter grain growing campaign, producers need widespread moisture soon for proper wheat and barley

establishment. Sunny skies also lingered over Tunisia, where season-to-date deficits varied significantly from the wetter north (80 percent of normal) to much drier conditions farther south in the country’s Steppe Region (less than 20 percent-of-normal rainfall since September 1). In between, another stationary Mediterranean storm system produced more heavy rainfall (20-125 mm) in north-central Algeria, with amounts diminishing rapidly farther inland. The downpours caused flooding near the coast, while the lighter showers inland were beneficial for winter grain establishment.

NORTHWESTERN AFRICA



Unseasonably mild weather returned to eastern and southern China, as weekly temperatures averaged up to 5°C above normal. The warmer-than-normal weather, along with abundant sunshine, promoted vegetative growth of both wheat and rapeseed,

improving overall crop conditions ahead of winter dormancy. Meanwhile, rainfall was generally l ight ( less than 10 mm) in the main winter crop areas, with the highest totals (up to 100 mm) confined to southern-most provinces.

EASTERN ASIA



Wet weather was reported throughout much of the region, benefiting seasonal crops. Seasonable wetness continued across Malaysia and Indonesia, as 25 to 100 mm (locally more) supported oil palm and main-season rice. In fact, southern Indonesia (Java) and some of the surrounding areas were recording one of the wettest starts to the rainy season in the last 30 years.

Meanwhile, widespread showers (25-100 mm or more) in the Philippines benefited winter-grown rice establishment, although more rain would be welcome in the drier sections of the north. Elsewhere, heavier-than-usual showers (over 200 mm) continued in central Vietnam, maintaining concerns over reduced quality and yields of coffee beans.

SOUTHEAST ASIA



In the wake of last week’s heavy rain, drier weather overspread a large portion of the eastern wheat belt. Mostly sunny skies in southern Queensland, northern New South Wales, and northern Victoria helped dry mature winter grains and oilseeds and allowed harvesting to regain momentum. The sunny skies triggered additional sorghum planting as well and promoted summer crop germination, emergence, and establishment. Elsewhere in the wheat belt, pockets of rain (10-25 mm) in southern

New South Wales and South Australia continued to disrupt winter crop harvesting and likely caused further reductions in crop quality. In contrast, dry weather covered most of Western Australia, favoring wheat, barley, and canola drydown and harvesting. Cooler-than-normal weather prevailed throughout the wheat belt. Temperatures averaged 1 to 3ºC below normal in Western Australia, South Australia, and southern Queensland, and generally 4 to 6ºC below normal in Victoria and New South Wales.

AUSTRALIA



Warm, showery weather maintained overall favorable conditions for emerging summer crops in eastern sections of the corn belt. Rainfall totaled 10 to 25 mm from southern Limpopo to northern KwaZulu-Natal, an area that included Mpumalanga and Gauteng. Drier conditions prevailed elsewhere in the corn belt, including eastern sections of Free State that recently recorded beneficial rainfall. Above-normal temperatures (daytime highs reaching the lower and middle 30s degrees C)

fostered rapid rates of development but also increased evaporative losses in unplanted fields. Additional rain will be needed in upcoming weeks to properly condition fields for planting farther west, including commercial white corn production areas in North West and Free State. Elsewhere, light showers (5-25 mm) were generally confined to locations closest to the southern coast, as seasonably drier weather favored seasonal fieldwork farther inland.

SOUTH AFRICA



Much-needed rain provided timely moisture for germination and establishment of summer crops in key production areas in central and northeastern Argentina. Rainfall totaled 10 to 50 mm throughout Buenos Aires and in neighboring locations in La Pampa, Cordoba, Santa Fe, and Entre Rios. The moisture was particularly timely in drought-plagued sections of the lower Parana River Valley (southwestern Entre Rios and environs). Heavier rain fell farther north, with 50 to 100 mm – locally higher – reported from northern Santa Fe northward into Paraguay. While timely for summer crops, including cotton, the heaviness of the northern showers stalled fieldwork and may have caused some lodging to unharvested wheat. Meanwhile, drier conditions returned to western farming

areas (western Cordoba to Salta) following last week’s beneficial rainfall. Although weekly temperatures averaged near to below normal throughout the region, daytime highs reached the lower and middle 30s (degrees C) in all major agricultural districts. Frost (nighttime lows dropping to near 0°C) was confined to traditionally cooler locations of southern Buenos Aires, likely causing little if any impact on immature winter grains. According to the government of Argentina, sunflowers were 91 percent planted as of November 18, 4 points behind year’s pace; cotton was 25 percent planted, compared with 27 percent last year. Corn and soybeans were 48 and 32 percent planted, respectively, while wheat was 18 percent harvested, outpacing last year by 2 points.

ARGENTINA



Widespread, locally heavy showers favored emerging to vegetative soybeans in major production areas of central and northeastern Brazil. Rainfall totaled 25 to 100 mm over a large area spanning Mato Grosso, Goiás, and neighboring locations stretching from Mato Grosso do Sul and western Minas Gerais northward through Maranhão. The wet weather had the additional benefit of keeping temperatures to seasonable levels (daytime highs reaching the lower and middle 30s degrees C). Farther south, however, rainfall continued to trend below normal, with large areas of Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul receiving just 5 to 25 mm. Summer warmth (temperatures reaching the

lower and middle 30s) sustained high moisture requirements of southern summer crops, which are in or nearing reproductive phases of development. According to the government of Rio Grande do Sul, wheat was 85 percent harvested as of November 18; corn and soybeans were 85 and 52 percent planted, respectively, with 31 percent of emerged corn either flowering or entering filling. Wheat was 97 percent harvested in Parana as of November 16, while first-crop corn and soybeans were 100 and 95 percent planted, respectively. Corn was entering reproduction in Paraná, underscoring the need for a return to more seasonable rainfall and temperatures.

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