Regional News  Europe’s weather has turned more favorable in recent weeks and last week’s saw widespread showers. Parts of central France, Germany, Romania and Bulgaria received above-normal precipitation. The coming week offers light, scattered showers for most of France while southern Germany and eastern Europe will receive heavy rainfall. The UK should receive modest precipitation as well, which will aid the spring wheat crop there.  

Western Ukraine and parts of Southern Russia received moderate rainfall last week, but that trend is shifting into a hot and slightly drier weather pattern for the coming two weeks. Precipitation should remain at or above average for most of the Black Sea region in the coming...