January Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Europe
Sugarbeets: Harvesting (Spain)
Citrus: Harvesting (Mediterranean)

United States
Sugarcane(FL): Harvesting

China
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Mexico
Sugarcane: Harvesting
Citrus & Coffee: Harvesting

East Africa
Grains(minor): Harvesting
Brazil
Soybeans: Flowering*
Cotton: Blooming*

Argentina
Corn: Silking* to Filling
Cotton: Blooming*
Soybeans: Vegetative

Australia
Cotton: Vegetative
Sorghum: Planting
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Southern Africa
Corn: Silking*

Winter crops

United States/Canada
Grains: Dormant

Europe
Grains: Dormant (North)
Semi-Dormant (Spain)

Mexico
Wheat: Vegetative
Vegetables: Harvesting

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Dormant

China
Grains: Dormant

NW Africa
Grains: Vegetative
South Asia
Wheat: Heading*

Argentina
Wheat: Harvesting

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

Australia
Wheat: Harvesting

February Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Europe
Cotton: Planting (Spain)
Citrus: Harvesting (Mediterranean)
United States
Sugarcane(FL): Harvesting

China
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Mexico
Sugarcane: Harvesting
Citrus & Coffee: Harvesting
Brazil
Cotton: Maturing
Soybeans: Podding*
Argentina
Corn: Filling
Cotton: Filling to Maturing
Soybeans: Flowering*

East Africa
Grains(minor): Harvesting
Belg (minor) Grain:
Planting (Ethiopia)
Australia
Cotton & Sorghum:
Reproductive

Southern Africa
Corn: Silking* to Filling

Winter crops

United States/Canada
Grains: Dormant

Mexico
Wheat: Heading*
Vegetables: Harvesting

Europe
Grains: Dormant (North)
Greening (Spain)

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Dormant

China
Grains: Dormant

NW Africa
Grains: Vegetative

South Asia
Wheat: Heading* to Filling

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

March Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops

United States
Cotton: Planting
Sugarcane(FL): Harvesting

Europe
Amall Grains: Planting
Sugarbeets: Planting
Corn: Planting (Italy)
Citrus: Harvesting (Mediterranean)

West Africa
Coarse Grain, Rice:
Planting (Coast)

Mexico
Sugarcane: Harvesting
Citrus & Coffee: Harvesting

Middle East & Egypt

Cotton: Planting
East Africa
Grains(minor): Harvesting
Belg (minor) Grain:
Planting (Ethiopia)
Maize, Sorghum: Planting
(Kenya, Ethiopia)

Brazil
Cotton: Harvesting
Soybeans: Filling to Maturing
Argentina
Corn: Maturing
Cotton: Harvesting
Soybeans: Podding*

China
Early Rice: Planting
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Southern Africa
Corn: Filling to Maturing

Australia
Sorghum: Filling
Cotton: Filling

Winter crops

United States
Grains: Vegetative

Mexico
Wheat: Heading*
Vegetables: Harvesting

Europe
Grains: Dormant (North)
Greening (France)
Heading* (Spain)

NW Africa
Grains: Heading*

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Dormant (North)
Greening (South)

Middle East & Egypt

Wheat: Heading*
(South)
South Asia
Wheat: Maturing

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

China
Grains: Vegetative

April Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Canada
Small Grains & Rapeseed:
Pre-Planting

Europe
Small Grains: Planting
Sugarbeets: Planting
Corn: Planting (Italy)
Citrus: Harvesting (Mediterranean)

United States
Corn, Small Grains & Cotton:
Planting

Former Soviet Union

Small Grains: Planting (West)
Pre-Planting: (East)
Corn, Sunflowers &
Sugarbeets: Planting (South)
Cotton: Planting (Central Asia)
China
Corn, Soybeans &
Cotton: Planting
Early and Single Rice:
Planting

Middle East & Egypt

Cotton: Planting

Mexico
Citrus & Sugarcane: Harvesting
Brazil
Cotton & Soybeans:
Harvesting

West Africa
Coarse Grain, Rice:
Planting (Coast)
Cocoa: Flowering*

Argentina
Corn & Cotton: Harvesting
Soybeans: Maturing

East Africa
Belg (minor) Grain:
Planting (Ethiopia)
Maize, Sorghum: Planting
(Kenya, Ethiopia)

Southeast Asia
Rice & Corn:
Pre-Planting

Australia
Cotton & Sorghum:
Maturing to Harvesting

Southern Africa
Corn: Harvesting

Winter crops

United States
Grains: Vegetative

Mexico
Wheat & Vegetables:
Harvesting

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Dormant (North)
Greening (South)

Europe
Grains: Greening (North)
Heading* (Italy)

NW Africa
Grains: Heading* to
Filling

Middle East & Egypt

Wheat: Heading*
(South), Greening
(North)

South Asia
Wheat: Maturing
Brazil
Wheat: Planting

South Africa
Wheat: Planting

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

China
Grains: Heading*

May Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Canada
Small Grains & Rapeseed:
Planting

Europe
Corn: Planting
Sunflowers: Planting
Sugarbeets: Planting (Germany)

United States
Corn & Sorghum: Planting
Soybeans: Planting
Small Grains: Planting

Former Soviet Union

Corn, Sunflowers &
Sugarbeets: Planting
Small Grains: Vegetative (West)
Planting: (East)
Cotton: Planting (Central Asia)
China
Corn, Soybeans &
Cotton: Planting
Early Rice: Heading*
Single Rice: Planting

Middle East & Egypt

Cotton: Planting

West Africa
Coarse Grain, Rice:
Mexico
Planting (Coast & Sahel) East Africa
Sorghum & Corn: Planting
Maize, Sorghum: Planting
Cocoa: Flowering*
Citrus & Sugarcane: Planting
(Kenya, Ethiopia)
Southeast Asia
Brazil
Grains: Planting (Sudan)
Rice & Corn: Planting
Citrus & Sugarcane: Harvesting
Small Grains: Planting
Cotton & Soybeans: Harvesting
(Ethiopia)
Australia
Belg (minor) Grain:
Argentina
Cotton & Sorghum: Harvesting
Planting (Ethiopia)
Corn, Soybeans &
Southern Africa
Cotton: Harvesting
Corn: Harvesting

Winter crops

United States
Grains: Heading*

Mexico
Wheat & Vegetables:
Harvesting

Europe
Grains: Heading* (France, Romania)
Maturing (Spain)
Rapeseed: Flowering* (England, Poland)

NW Africa
Grains: Harvesting

Brazil
Wheat: Planting

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Vegetative (North)
Heading* (South)

Middle East & Egypt

Wheat: Heading*
(North), Harvesting
(South)

Southern Africa
Wheat: Planting

China
Grains: Filling

Australia
Wheat: Planting

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

June Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Canada
Small Grains & Rapeseed:
Vegetative
Corn: Planting

Former Soviet Union

Corn, Sunflowers &
Sugarbeets: Vegetative
Small Grains: Heading* (West)
Vegetative (East)
Cotton: Vegetative (Central Asia)

Europe
Corn: Silking* (South)
Small Grains: Heading*

United States
Corn, Cotton & Sorghum: Vegetative
Soybeans: Planting
Small Grains: Heading*
West Africa
Coarse Grain, Rice:
Planting

Mexico
Sorghum & Corn: Planting
Citrus & Sugarcane: Harvesting

Brazil
Citrus, Coffee &
Sugarcane: Harvesting
Argentina
Cotton &
Soybeans: Harvesting

China
Corn, Soybeans &
Cotton: Flowering*
Early Rice: Maturing
Single Rice: Vegetative

South Asia
Grains, Cotton &
Oilseeds: Planting
East Africa
Maize, Sorghum: Reproductive*
(Kenya, Ethiopia)
Grains: Planting (Sudan)
Small Grains: Planting
(Ethiopia)
Belg (minor) Grain:
Reproductive* (Ethiopia)

Southeast Asia
Rice & Corn:
Vegetative

Australia
Cotton &
Sorghum: Harvesting

Winter crops

United States
Grains: Maturing to
Harvesting

Europe
Grains: Heading* (Poland)
Maturing (France, Hungary)
Harvesting: (Mediterranean)

NW Africa
Grains: Harvesting

Mexico
Wheat: Harvesting

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Heading* (North)
Filling (South)

Middle East & Egypt

Wheat: Harvesting

China
Grains: Harvesting

Brazil
Wheat: Planting to
Vegetative
Argentina
Wheat: Planting

Southern Africa
Grains: Planting

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

Australia
Wheat: Planting

July Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Canada
Small Grains: Heading*
Rapeseed: Flowering*
Corn: Vegetative

Europe
Corn: Silking* (France, Hungary)
Sunflowers; Blooming*
Small Grains: Maturing

United States
Small Grains: Filling to Maturing
Corn: Silking*
Sorghum: Heading*
Cotton: Blooming*
Mexico
Corn & Sorghum:
Vegetative to Reproductive*

West Africa
Coarse Grain, Rice:
Planting (Sahel)
Harvesting (Coast)

Brazil
Citrus, Coffee &
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Former Soviet Union

Corn: Silking*
Sunflowers: Blooming*
Small Grains: Filling (West)
Heading* (East)
Cotton: Flowering* (Central Asia)

South Asia
Grains, Cotton & Oilseeds:
Planting/Vegetative
East Africa
Maize, Sorghum: Reproductive*
to Filling (Kenya, Ethiopia)
Grains: Planting (Sudan)
Small Grains: Planting
(Ethiopia)
Belg (minor) Grain:
Harvesting (Ethiopia)

China
Corn: Silking*
Soybeans: Podding*
Cotton: Flowering*
Early Rice: Harvesting
Single Rice: Heading*
Late Rice: Planting
Southeast Asia
Rice: Heading*
Corn: Silking*
Australia
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Winter crops

United States
Grains: Harvesting

Europe
Grains: Maturing (England, Poland)
Harvesting (France, Hungary)
Rapeseed: Harvesting

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Maturing (North)
Harvesting (South)

Argentina/Brazil
Wheat: Vegetative
Australia
Wheat: Vegetative

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

August Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Canada
Small Grains & Rapeseed:
Filling to Maturing
Corn: Silking*
Europe
Corn: Maturing
Small Grains: Harvesting
(South)

United States
Small Grains: Harvesting
Corn, Soybeans,
Sorghum, & Cotton:
Filling

West Africa
Coarse Grain, Rice:
Flowering* (Sahel):
Harvesting (Coast)

Mexico
Corn & Sorghum: Filling
Brazil
Coffee, Citrus, &
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Former Soviet Union

Small Grains: Harvest (West);
Filling (East)
Corn, Sunflowers, & Sugarbeets:
Filling
Cotton: Filling (Central Asia)

South Asia
Oilseeds:
Vegetative to Flowering*
Grains (Rice): Heading*
Cotton: Vegetative
East Africa
Maize, Sorghum: Harvesting
(Kenya, Ethiopia)
Grains: Reproductive*
(Sudan)
Small Grains: Reproductive*
(Ethiopia)

China
Corn, Cotton, &
Soybeans: Filling
Early Rice: Filling
Single Rice: Maturing
Late Rice: Vegetative
Southeast Asia
Rice: Filling
Corn: filling to Mature

Winter crops
Europe
Grains: Harvesting
Rapeseed: Planting

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Planting(North);
Pre-Planting (South)

Middle East & Egypt

Wheat: Harvesting

Brazil
Wheat: Heading*
Australia
Wheat: Vegetative
Argentina
Wheat: Vegetative

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

Australia
Sugarcane: Harvesting

September Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Canada
Small Grains & Rapeseed:
Harvesting
Corn: Filling

Europe
Corn & Sunflower: Harvesting
Cotton: Harvesting (Spain, Greece)
Sugarbeets: Harvesting
(France, Germany)

United States
Corn, Soybeans,
Sorghum, & Cotton:
Maturing
Small Grains: Harvesting

Middle East & Egypt

Cotton: Harvesting

Mexico
Corn & Sorghum: Maturing
Brazil
Coffee: Blooming
Citrus & Sugarcane: Harvesting

West Africa
Coarse Grain, Rice:
Flowering* (Sahel):
Harvesting (Coast)
Secondary: Planting
(coast)

Argentina
Corn & Cotton: Planting

Former Soviet Union

Corn, Sunflowers, & Sugarbeets:
Mostly Filling
Small Grains: Harvesting
Cotton: Early Harvesting (Central Asia)

China
Corn, Cotton, &
Soybeans: Harvesting
Single Rice: Harvesting
Late Rice: Heading*

South Asia
Oilseeds: Pod Forming
to Filling*
Cotton: Flowering*

East Africa
Maize, Sorghum: Harvesting
(Kenya, Ethiopia)
Grains: Reproductive*
(Sudan)
Small Grains: Reproductive*
(Ethiopia)

Southeast Asia
Rice: Maturing
Corn: Harvesting

Australia
Cotton: Planting
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Winter crops
Europe
Grains: Planting (England, Denmark)
Rapeseed: Planting

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Vegetative(North);
Planting (South)

United States
Grains: Planting
Middle East & Egypt
Wheat: Planting

China
Grains: Planting

Brazil
Wheat: Filling to
Mature
Argentina
Wheat: Vegetative to
Heading*

Australia
Wheat: Vegetative to
Heading*

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

October Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Europe
Corn & Sugarbeets: Harvesting
Cotton: Harvesting (Spain, Greece)

Canada
Corn: Maturing

United States
Corn, Soybeans,
& Cotton: Harvesting

West Africa
Coarse Grain, Rice:
Harvesting (Sahel)
Secondary: Vegetative
(coast)
Cocoa: Harvesting

Brazil
Cotton & Soybeans: Planting
Coffee: Blooming
Citrus & Sugarcane: Harvesting

Southern Africa
Corn: Planting

Argentina
Corn & Cotton: Planting

China
Corn, Cotton, &
Soybeans: Harvesting
Single Rice: Harvesting
Late Rice: Maturing

South Asia
Oilseeds: Filling
Cotton: Flowering*

Middle East & Egypt

Cotton: Harvesting

Mexico
Corn & Sorghum: Harvesting

Former Soviet Union

Corn, Sunflowers, &
Sugarbeets: Harvesting
Cotton: Harvesting (Central Asia)

East Africa
Maize, Sorghum: Harvesting
(Kenya, Ethiopia)
Grains: Filling (Sudan)
Small Grains: Filling (Ethiopia)
Minor Grains: Planting

Southeast Asia
Rice: Maturing
Corn: Harvesting

Australia
Cotton & Sorghum:
Planting
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Winter crops
Europe
Grains & Rapeseed:
Planting

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Hardening(North);
Late Planting (South)

United States
Grains: Vegetative
Middle East & Egypt
Wheat: Planting

Brazil
Wheat: Mature to
Harvesting
Argentina
Wheat: Heading to Filling*

China
Grains: Planting

South Asia
Wheat: Planting

Southern Africa
Wheat: Filling

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

Australia
Wheat: Heading to
Maturing*

November Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Europe
Corn & Sugarbeets: Harvesting
Cotton: Harvesting (Spain, Greece)

Canada
Corn: Harvesting

United States
Corn, Soybeans,
& Cotton: Harvesting
Sugarcane(FL): Harvesting

Former Soviet Union

Corn: Harvesting
Cotton: Harvesting (Central Asia)

China
Sugarcane: Harvesting
Late Rice: Harvesting

South Asia
Rice: Harvesting
Cotton: Boll Stage*
West Africa
Sorchum: Maturing
Rice & Corn: Harvesting

Mexico
Corn & Sorghum: Harvesting

Argentina
Corn & Cotton: Planting

Brazil
Cotton & Soybeans:
Planting
Coffee: Blooming
Citrus: Harvesting

East Africa
Corn: Harvesting

Australia
Cotton & Sorghum:
Planting
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Southern Africa
Corn: Planting

Winter crops
Europe
Grains: Planting (Spain, Italy)

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Dormant (North);
Hardening (South)

United States
Grains: Hardening
NW Africa
Grains: Planting

Brazil
Wheat: Harvesting

China
Grains: Vegetative
South Asia
Wheat: Vegetative

Argentina
Wheat: Maturing

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

Australia
Wheat: Harvesting

December Normal Crop Calendar

Summer crops
Europe
Corn & Sugarbeets: Harvest
Cotton: Harvesting (Spain, Greece)

Former Soviet Union

Cotton: Late-Harvesting
(Central Asia)

United States
Cotton: Harvesting
Sugarcane(FL): Harvesting
South Asia
Rice: Harvesting
Cotton: Harvesting

West Africa
Secondary:
Harvesting (Coast)

Mexico
Corn & Sorghum: Harvesting
Sugarcane: Harvesting
Citrus & Coffee: Harvesting

Argentina
Corn: Vegetative to Silking*
Cotton: Vegetative
Soybeans: Planting

China
Sugarcane: Harvesting
Late Rice: Harvesting

East Africa
Grains: Harvesting (Sudan)
Small Grains: Harvesting
(Ethiopia)
Grain (minor): Flowering*

Brazil
Soybeans: Planting to
Vegetative
Cotton: Vegetative

Australia
Cotton: Vegetative
Sorghum: Planting
Sugarcane: Harvesting

Southern Africa
Corn: Vegetative

Winter crops
Europe
Grains: Dormant (North)
Emerging (South)

Former Soviet Union

Grains: Dormant

United States
Grains: Dormant
NW Africa
Grains: Planting
Mexico
Wheat: Planting
Vegetables: Harvesting
Brazil
Wheat: Harvesting

China
Grains: Dormant
South Asia
Wheat: Vegetative

Argentina
Wheat: Harvesting

* Moisture / Temperature Sensitive Stage of Development

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USDA

Australia
Wheat: Harvesting