November became one of the warmest in history: conditions for winter crops were favorable.

November turned out to be one of the warmest in the entire observation period. Agrometeorological conditions for the completion of the autumn vegetation of winter crops were quite satisfactory, writes "ProAgro Group." According to the Ukrhydrometcenter, a prolonged period of very warm weather for November contributed to the extension of the autumn vegetation period. The development of plants was still slow on warm days and almost stopped on days when the night temperature dropped to negative values. The predominance of moderately warm weather with fog and drizzle on most days was a favorable factor for the growth and development of winter crops, especially for late sowings. According to agrometeorologists, the condition of the plants was mostly good, satisfactory in some areas of the central and western regions. Depending on the sowing dates (the majority of sowings were done in October) winter crops were in the phases of nodal root formation, 3rd leaf, and tillering, while very ...