This analysis covers the growing stage of winter cereals and the sowing stage of coarse grains, including maize from January to April. The crop condition was generally favorable due to average weather (rainfall, +2% above average; TEMP, +2⁰C average - which is significant - and RADPAR, -2%) that resulted in an equally moderate BIOMASS increase over the recent 5 years' average of 4%.  

In contrast, the national NDVI development graph, show rather favourable conditions that exceed the average of the latest five-year maximum, starting in DEcember 2015. The values of VCIx were average or above average in crop planting areas, except for cotton (an irrigated summer crop) growing in Karakalpakstan. NDVI cluster graphs and profiles show a favorable picture in most parts of the country during the whole period, except for 16% of arable cropland distributed in central and south areas (Gulistan, Bukhara, Nawoiy, Kashkadarya, Kagan, Qarshi, Termez). Current condition and prospects are favourable in food producing areas.

Figure 3.32. Uzbekistancrop condition, January-April 2016