A brief agrometeorological review for the 2nd decade of October 2025.
In the second decade of October, warm weather without precipitation was observed in the south-east of the republic. In the vicinity of the Taldykorgan meteorological station and the Shokan agropost of the Kerbulak district of the Zhetisu region, the phases of development of "shoots" - "3rd leaf" are observed in the observation areas, the first shoots appeared in the vicinity of the Sarkand meteorological station of the Sarkand district. In the vicinity of the Akkaynar agropost in the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region, the "grain germination" phase of development is observed, and winter wheat sowing has begun near the Kyrgyzsai weather station in the Uygur district. In the vicinity of the Kordai agricultural post in the Kordai district of the Zhambyl region, after pre-tillage, winter wheat sowing began.
In the second decade of October, harvesting of spring grain crops is completed in the grain-growing region of Kazakhstan. During the decade, there was a decrease in air temperature, precipitation was mostly less than normal, about normal was observed in Aktobe, Pavlodar regions and more than normal in West Kazakhstan region. Snow cover ranging from 2 to 8 cm high was observed in the northern regions of Pavlodar region.
In the south-east of the republic (Almaty region and Zhetisu region) corn and soybeans are being harvested.
In the Abai, East Kazakhstan, Kostanay and Pavlodar regions, the "harvest ripeness" phase of development is everywhere observed at observation sites. The condition of the plants is good and excellent. Sunflower harvesting has begun in the vicinity of the Samarka meteorological station in the Samara region and the agricultural posts of Saratovka and Novoakhmirovo in the Ulansky district of the East Kazakhstan region. 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 south-west, the harvesting of grasses and the delivery of feed continues. Dry sod is noted on most of the pastures, raw sod was observed on pastures in Aitekebi, Shalkar, Irgiz and Kobda districts of Aktobe region, in Zhambyl district of Almaty region, in Syrym, Zhanibek, Kaztalov and Akzhaik districts of West Kazakhstan region and in Arkalyk district of Kostanay region.
At the end of the decade, pastures in the Alginsky district of the Aktobe region, in the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region, in the Syrym, Zhanibek, and Akzhaiksky districts of the West Kazakhstan region were heavily grazed. Pastures have not been cleared in the Irgiz district of Aktobe region, in the Moyinkum district of Zhambyl region and in the Shet district
In the Karaganda region, moderate and weak bleaching is observed in the rest of the pasture area.
In the second decade of October, according to the results of humidity observations, satisfactory and optimal humidification conditions in the meter-high soil layer were observed mainly in North Kazakhstan, Akmola, Abai, East Kazakhstan, as well as in irrigated areas of Zhambyl, Almaty, Turkestan regions and Zhetisu region. Moisture reserves remain insufficient in most areas of West Kazakhstan, Aktobe, Karaganda, and Kyzylorda regions.
