A brief agrometeorological review for the 3rd decade of September 2024

Harvesting of spring grain crops continues in the northern half of the country. The agrometeorological conditions were good.
In the south-east of the republic (Alamatinsk, Zhambyl regions), winter wheat sowing has begun.
In the south of the country (Turkestan region), on crops of thermophilic crops (soybeans, cotton), the phase "maturation of the 1st box raw" continues in cotton, the phase "second stage of maturation" is noted in soybeans. Soybean harvesting has begun in the vicinity of the Sarkand weather station in the Zhetysu region and cotton harvesting has begun in the Zhalyn agropost district. The condition of the plants is mostly good and excellent.
Corn crops in Almaty, Zhetysu and Turkestan regions are experiencing a "full ripeness" development phase. The condition of the plants is mostly good, in some places excellent. In the vicinity of the Zharkent weather stations of the Zhetysu region and Shymkent of the Turkestan region, corn harvesting was blunted.
The "harvest ripeness" phase is observed on sunflower crops in the Abai, East Kazakhstan, Pavlodar and Kostanay regions. The condition of the plants is mostly good and in places excellent. Sunflower harvesting has begun in the vicinity of the Zyryanovsk, Saratovka and Shemonaiha weather stations in the East Kazakhstan region.
In the observed areas of the North Kazakhstan region, the development phase of "full yellow ripeness" is noted on oilseed flax crops. Flax harvesting has begun in the vicinity of the Vysotenka weather station in the North Kazakhstan region.
In most of the territory of cattle breeding pastures are poorly grazed, pastures in the Moyinkum and Shusky districts of Zhambyl region, in the Shet district of Karaganda region and some pastures in Mangystau region are not grazed, pastures in Zhambyl district of Almaty region, Syrym, Kaztalov, Akzhaik districts of West Kazakhstan region are strongly grazed, moderate grazing is observed in other pastures. Currently, the pastures are in a dry state of sod.
In the meter-long soil layer, optimal and satisfactory conditions for moisture accumulation in the soil have developed in almost all regions, with the exception of Aktobe, Mangystau regions and in some areas of West Kazakhstan, Kostanay, Pavlodar, Karaganda, Zhetysu, Almaty and Zhambyl regions.