date:May 23, 2012
It's been dry in the former Soviet Union (FSU) wheat belt, putting a lot of stress on the region's wheat yield potential, according to the latest seasonal outlook from the Commodity Weather Group (CWG), LLC, in Bethesda, Maryland.
For the FSU, the dryness is mainly focused on southern sections of Ukraine and Russia corn/sunflower areas, according to CWG. Given the very low soil moisture supplies, stress during dry spells would be quick to set in.
Smack-dab in the middle of this hot, dry spell