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Global Crop Overview
Global crop conditions at the end of May are currently positive for maize and rice, while mixed for wheat and soybeans. For wheat, dry conditions remain in parts of Central Asia, China, East Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and North America. For maize, conditions are generally favourable, albeit with some areas of concern in Central America, Eastern Europe, South America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. For rice, conditions are favourable, albeit with some areas in the Republic of Korea and Central America. For soybeans, harvesting is continuing in Argentina as it wraps up in Brazil and South Africa. In the northern hemisphere, sowing is expanding ahead of the normal pace. The remaining crops are covered in the CM4EW publication.