Morning Market Weather For Wednesday, May 21, 2025

WORLD WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR MAY 21, 2025

• A blocking weather pattern remains over central Canada keeping the eastern Prairies in a dry weather mode and this will prevail for the next ten days with temperatures eventually rising back above normal
• Less rain is now predicted for the northern U.S. Midwest as the focus of rain energy shifts to the lower Midwest, Delta and immediate neighboring areas
• S. Pacific Northwest is expected move back into the heat again during the weekend and especially next week with 80- and some 90-degree highs expected with little to no rainfall further stressing unirrigated crops as they move toward reproduction
• West Texas precipitation potentials will rise this weekend with next week wetter in much of the southern Plains
• Heavy rain is still being advertised for the lower Missouri River Basin, northern Delta and parts of the Tennessee River Basin for late this weekend into early next week
• Northern Europe is still advertised to start getting some shower activity next week, though resulting rainfall may be sporadic and light leaving an ongoing need for greater rain
• Some net drying is expected in Russia’s Southern Region over the next couple of weeks, though soil moisture will continue favorable for crops during that period of time; temperatures will slowly trend warmer
• Moderate to excessive rain may impact southeastern Europe next week and into the early days of June
• Hot temperatures in east-central China will abate as a cool front arrives in the next two days and some shower and thunderstorm activity is likely
• Southern China will receive frequent rain in the next ten days resulting in some local flooding
• Northeastern China will have generally dry biased weather for a while resulting in some aggressive spring planting
  • Rain will be needed in early June
• Southeastern New South Wales, Australia will get some welcome rain in the balance of this week while other crop areas in the nation are dry
• Southern Australia wheat, barley and canola areas will get rain in the second week of the forecast to begin improving planting and emergence conditions
• Center west and center south Brazil may get some extremely important rainfall during mid- to late-week next week which could be perfectly timed for the late planted Safrinha crops as they approach and enter reproduction
• Argentina early wheat and barley planting weather will be great over the coming week due to limited rain
• Far southern Brazil will get frequent bouts of rain in this coming week before drier weather resumes
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