Overview:
At the end of May, conditions are mixed for wheat and soybeans but favourable for maize and rice. For wheat, dry weather continues to be a concern for winter wheat in the Northern Hemisphere as sowing begins in the Southern Hemisphere. For maize, harvesting continues in the Southern Hemisphere under mixed conditions as areas of dryness develop in parts of Europe.
Rice conditions are favourable across the Americas and Asia as India wraps up the harvests of Rabi and summer rice, and countries in Southeast Asia transition between seasons. For soybeans, harvesting is ongoing in Argentina as it concludes in Brazil and South Africa. In the Northern Hemisphere, sowing is progressing ahead of the normal pace.