Average temperatures in agricultural areas were 1-4C (1.8-7.2F) higher than normal last week, but areas of Xinjiang, north, and northeastern China saw temperatures 4-6C (7.2-10.8F) higher than normal.
Southwestern Heilongjiang and northwestern Jilin saw 5-6 days of precipitation, with excessive soil moisture impacting corn silking and soybean pod formation.
Conditions in northern China were mixed. The eastern half saw 3-6 days with temperatures above 35C (95F) which impacted corn tasseling. The ...