A brief agrometeorological review for the 1st decade of October 2025.
In the first decade of October in the grain-growing territory of Kazakhstan, harvesting of spring grain crops is at the completion stage. During the decade, there was a decrease in the temperature background, precipitation was mostly less than normal, about and more than normal were observed in most areas of East Kazakhstan and Abai regions, as well as in the northeastern part of Pavlodar region.
In the south-east of the republic, in the vicinity of the Taldykorgan meteorological station and the Shokan agricultural post of the Zhetisu region, the first shoots are observed in the observed areas where winter wheat was sown in the third decade of September, and in the vicinity of the Sarkand meteorological station of the Zhetisu region, sowing was carried out at the beginning of the decade after pre-tillage. In the vicinity of the agricultural post Akkaynar in Almaty region, in early October, after pre-tillage, winter wheat sowing began. The quality of the sowing is good.
In the south and south-east of the republic (Turkestan region and Zhetisu region), harvesting of heat-loving crops (corn, cotton, soybeans) continues.
In the south and southeast, perennial grasses have a phase of development called "regrowth after the 1st mowing" - "regrowth after the 3rd mowing", in the Zhetisu region "regrowth after the 4th mowing", in the center "the 2nd mowing of the green mass", in the Pavlodar region, observation sites are observed termination of vegetation.
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing everywhere in the pastures. In some areas of the west and southwest, as well as in the center, farmers continue to supply feed, in the Kyzylkoginsky and Kurmangazinsky districts of Atyrau region, in the Akzhaiksky district of West Kazakhstan region, in the Mangistau district of Mangistau region and in the Suzak district of Turkestan region, grass harvesting continues. In the Ulytau district of the Ulytau region, animal breeders began to drive animals. Dry sod is noted in most of the pastures, wet sod was observed in the pastures of the Shalkar, Irgiz and Kobda districts of the Aktobe region, as well as the Arkalyk district of the Kostanay region.
In the first decade of October, according to the results of observations of soil moisture in the north and east of the country, the reserves of productive moisture in the soil were satisfactory and optimal, similar soil moisture conditions were observed in irrigated areas in the meter-deep soil layer in the south and southeast of the country, and in the west they were mostly insufficient.
