August 2026 CropWatch Bulletin
This bulletin focuses on analyzing the dynamic changes in the production situation of major grain and oil crops in 86 countries worldwide from May to July 2026. It pays particular attention to current production conditions of maize and soybeans in the Northern Hemisphere and rice in equatorial regions, and assessing the impacts of meteorological conditions. For 20 major producing countries—covering the world’s top 20 in grain output and the top 15 in population—high-resolution remote sensing monitoring and re-verification were conducted for major crops, including planted area, yield per unit area, and total production. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state and evolving trends in global food production, offering a reference for related decision-making.
CropWatch Subsystem
CropWatch is China’s leading crop monitoring system. Using remote sensing and ground-based indicators the system assesses national and global crop
Each quarter, CropWatch findings are published in the CropWatch bulletin. The bulletin is issued in English and Chinese.
The CropWatch system and methodologies are described in various articles published in international and Chinese journals.
