The return of rains threatens global spring plantings

Precipitation levels remain closely observed across Western Europe. Germany and the United Kingdom have indeed suffered new critical showers during the last fortnight, but a necessary lull is now anticipated across the Rhine in the first half of March. In France, recent rainfall may have benefited existing crops, but the progress of spring sowing is now hampered and additional rain is expected in seven days. In Russia, it is more the thermostat that attracts the market's attention, after the premature melting of snow cover in the south of the country at the beginning of the month. However, temperatures within two weeks are forecast to be mild enough to rule out the risk of frost damage for the moment. In Ukraine, the earliest crops and sowing are currently benefiting ...