Friday Global Crop Condition Brief, August 24, 2001

August 24, 2001

Friday Global Crop Condition Brief

The following series of graphics highlight notable weather and crop developments in key production areas. Featured countries/regions this week are China, Western FSU, and the United States.

Global Crpo Watch - Aug. 24, 2001

China: Favorable rain in western part of North China Plain; 2nd week of dryness in Shandong starting to cause stress; scattered showers in the NE, moisture is adequate; unusually dry in central China, good for cotton.

Western FSU: dry and warm wether continues in Ukraine and most of Russia, favoring winter and spring grain harvesting; more rain needed for corn, sunflowers and sugar beets -- filling crops have been stressed by hot and dry weather.

Western FSU (Former Soviet Union) - Temperature Anomaly, Aug. 12-18, 2001

United States - Long Term Drought Index, Aug. 18, 2001

United States 7-Day Cumulative Precipitation through Aug. 22, 2001

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