Published 17.05.2024 In the south and south-east of the republic, favorable conditions for the growth and development of winter wheat were observed. Precipitation near and above normal in mountainous and foothill areas contributed to the accumulation of moisture in the soil. In the observed areas in the south-east, winter wheat has a phase of "exit into the tube" - "earing". The height of the plants varied from 20 to 57 cm. The total number of stems per 1 m2 ranges from 107 to 566 pieces. The condition of winter wheat is mostly good.
In the southern regions of the republic, sowing of spring grain crops is being completed, except for the Almaty and Zhetysu regions, where sowing operations are continuing.
In the Almaty region, the "tillering" phase of development is observed in the observed areas of spring wheat. The condition of spring wheat is mostly good. The height of the plants is 11-15 cm. The quality of the crops and the condition of the plants are good. In spring barley crops, the phases of development "shoots" - "tillering" are noted. The average number of plants per 1m2 is 229-274 pcs.
The "3rd leaf" - "tillering" phases are observed on spring barley crops in Zhambyl and Zhetysu regions. The condition of spring barley is mostly good. The height of the plants varied from 9 cm to 28 cm depending on the phase of development. The average number of plants per 1 m2 is 102-484 pcs.
In the Turkestan region, the phases of development of "tillering" - "the appearance of the lower stem node" are noted on spring barley crops. The condition of spring barley is mostly good. The height of the plants is 16-20 cm. The average number of plants per 1 m2 is 280 pcs.
In the Karaganda region, the "3rd leaf" development phase is noted on spring barley crops in the Abai district (AMP Agrogorodok). The condition of the plants is excellent. The average number of plants per 1m2 is 170 pcs. In Karkaraly, Bukhar-Zhyrau and Nurinsky districts, after preliminary tillage, spring wheat sowing began.
In the West Kazakhstan region, the "shoots" phase of development is noted on spring barley crops in the Chingirlau district (Lubenka weather station). Spring wheat sowing has begun in the Taskalinsky and Terektinsky districts, near the city of Uralsk and in the vicinity of the Novoalekseevka meteorological station in the Aktobe region.
In the Urjar district of the Abai region, the "shoots" phase of development - the "3rd leaf" is noted on spring wheat crops. The condition of the plants is good, there are no weeds.
Sowing of spring wheat and barley has begun in Ulan, Katon-Karagai, Glubokovsky, Kokpektinsky districts of East Kazakhstan region.
In the Keles district around the Oshakty agropost and the Shymkent weather station of the Turkestan region, corn has phases of development "appearance of the 3rd leaf" - "appearance of the 7th leaf". The height of the plants is 42 cm. The condition of the plants is mostly good. Corn sowing has begun in the Enbekshikazakh district of Almaty and in the Sarysuk district of Zhambyl regions.
In the south of the country, heat-loving crops (soybeans, sugar beet, cotton, rice) have begun to be sown. In the west, they started sowing safflower, in the east they started sowing sunflower seeds.
In the southern regions of the republic, the "appearance of inflorescences" – "flowering" phase is observed everywhere on crops of perennial grasses (alfalfa, esparcet, clover).
At the end of the past decade, pastures in Talas and Shusky districts of Zhambyl region, in Shet district of Karaganda region and some pastures in Mangystau region have not been grazed, pastures in Akzhaiksky district of West Kazakhstan region have been severely grazed, moderate grazing is observed in Zhambyl district of Almaty region, in Kurmangazinsky district of Atyrau region, in Shieli district of Kyzylorda region, in the Mangystau district of the Mangystau region and in the Ulytau district of the Ulytau region, pastures are poorly grazed in the rest of the territory.
The condition of the sod in the pastures is mostly raw, in some pastures of the West Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda, Turkestan and Ulytau regions the sod is dry.
In the first decade of May, soil moisture accumulation conditions were satisfactory and optimal in the main grain-bearing regions of the country, with the exception of certain areas of the country where insufficient humidification conditions were noted.