January 30, 2012

Cold weather affects Russian wheat

A severe cold snap is hitting Russia's southern wheat growing regions, where such hard winter frosts are unusual, the Hydrometeorological Service, Russia's state forecaster, said on Thursday (Jan 26).

In parts of the Southern Federal District and the North Caucasus Federal District, Russia's southern breadbasket regions, average daily temperatures were forecast at 10 to 15 degrees Celsius (five to 14 Fahrenheit) below multi-year averages from January 26 to 31.