A brief agrometeorological overview for the 3rd decade of October, 2025.
In the third decade of October, warm weather was observed in the south-east of the republic, in areas of winter wheat cultivation, precipitation was mostly less than normal, only in some areas of the Zhambyl region precipitation was higher than normal. In the vicinity of the Taldykorgan meteorological station in Taldykorgan, Sarqand in the Sarkand district and the Shokan agropost in the Kerbulak district of the Zhetisu region, the "3rd leaf" development phase is observed at observation sites where winter wheat was sown in the third decade of September and the first decade of October. The condition of the plants is generally good, in the Kerbulak district in the vicinity of the agricultural post Shokan, the condition is excellent, there is no weed infestation in the fields.
In the vicinity of the agricultural post Akkaynar of Zhambyl district and Kyrgyzsai of Uygur district of Almaty region, the "grain germination" phase of development is observed.
In the vicinity of the Kordai agricultural post in the Kordai district of the Zhambyl region, there is a phase of development of "coleoptile" - "shilce", near the Merke meteorological station in the Merken district, winter wheat was sown at the beginning of the decade, and at the end of the decade, a phase of development of "grain germination" is observed. In the south of the country, winter wheat has not been sown in the current decade.
In the third decade of October, spring grain harvesting was completed by 99.9% in the grain-bearing regions of Kazakhstan. During the decade, warm weather was observed, precipitation was mostly less than normal, about normal was observed in the northern regions of Kostanay region and more than normal in West Kazakhstan region.
In the Abai, Kostanay and Pavlodar regions, sunflower seeds and observation sites everywhere have a development phase of "harvest ripeness". The condition of the plants is good and excellent. Sunflower harvesting has begun in the vicinity of the Beregovoe agropost in the Terenkolsky district.
In the south and southeast, perennial grasses have a phase of development called "regrowth after the 1st mowing" - "regrowth after the 3rd mowing". The condition of the herbs is good and satisfactory
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing everywhere in the pastures. In some areas of the west and southwest, the harvesting of grasses and the delivery of feed continues. Dry sod is noted on most of the pastures, wet sod was observed on pastures in Aktobe, West Kazakhstan and in places in Kostanay region. At the end of the decade, pastures were moderately drained in Mangystau, Atyrau, Zhambyl and Kostanay regions, pastures were not drained in Irgiz district of Aktobe region, in Moyinkum district of Zhambyl region and in Shet district of Karaganda region, strongly drained in Zhambyl district of Almaty
In the Syrym, Zhanibek and Akzhaik districts of the West Kazakhstan region, the rest of the pastures are poorly grazed.
In the third decade of October, according to the results of humidity observations, satisfactory and optimal humidification conditions in the meter-high soil layer were observed in West Kazakhstan, Abai, East Kazakhstan and Ulytau regions. Moisture reserves remain insufficient in most areas of Aktobe and Karaganda regions.
