Frosts did not harm the winter crop: almost no thinning of crops was recorded

Published Feb 18, 2025

Tridge summary

The Ukrhydrometeorological Center has reported that winter crops in Ukraine are in winter dormancy due to a cold snap. The weather conditions have been generally satisfactory for the wintering of crops, with some areas experiencing natural thinning in winter wheat crops. However, no thinning was detected in winter barley, rye, rapeseed, and perennial grasses. The meter layer of soil in most fields contains productive moisture, except in some regions due to a precipitation deficit in the autumn - early February.

Disclaimer: The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

During the first decade of February, winter crops in Ukraine were again in a state of winter dormancy due to the cold snap. This is stated in the decadal review of the Ukrhydrometeorological Center. “As of February 10, since the beginning of winter, weather conditions for wintering winter crops in Ukraine were generally satisfactory, which was confirmed by the results of growing samples of wintering crops taken from the fields on January 25,” the agrometeorologists noted. As it is specified, according to the generalization of the results of growing on winter wheat crops only in some areas of the northeastern regions (6-10% of samples) a slight thinning of crops was detected - no more than 10% of dead plants, which is within the limits of natural thinning. “No thinning was detected in winter barley, rye, rapeseed and perennial grasses. In all samples, the plants grew back,” the review says. It is also added that according to the winter determination of moisture reserves (soil ...

Source: Agravery