Cold risks harvest

Since yesterday evening, temperatures began to fall in Russia and Ukraine, and weather forecasters predict several cold nights before the end of this week. In central Ukraine, according to forecasts, the temperature dropped to -11C yesterday and will fall to -20C tomorrow and over the next few nights. A similar situation has developed over the central part of Russia around Kursk, Voronezh and Lipetsk, where it was -24C last night with a possible cooling down to -26C tomorrow. Now, most of these regions have sufficient snow cover and estimates of the November crop showed that the crops are in good condition during the winter period, but there are several potential places where the snow melted, putting the crops at risk of cold.

In Ukraine, the last clear satellite images showed that Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson are also in danger, although the temperature dropped only to -6C last night, but according to forecasts it can drop to -14C / -16C in a week.

In Russia, the snow seems thin on the ground around Rostov and further south in Krasnodar - in both important regions of growing winter wheat. Yesterday, the temperature in Rostov was -10C, but according to forecasts, it can fall to -18 ° within a week, while in Krasnodar they forecast -11C on Thursday.