The crops in Germany showed below average condition during the reporting period from July to October. The country'sspatial NDVI patterns indicate a situation that on the whole is less favourablethan the five-year average, except for limited patches in the central-east andnorthern Germany (Saxony, Lower Saxony, Sachsen-Anhalt andMecklenburg-Vorpommern).

This spatial pattern is also reflected by themaximum VCI in Lower Saxony and Sachsen-Anhalt, with a VCIx over 0.8. Accordingto the crop condition map based on NDVI, Germany suffered dry conditionscompared with the five-year average throughout the reporting period.

The CropWatch RAIN indicator decreased by17%, with TEMP around average (-0.1°C). Although RADPAR increased by 12%compared with the previous average, BIOMSS decreased by 15%. Due to normaltemperatures but less rainfall, the agronomic indicators show poor conditionfor most summer crop areas of Germany except the north-east.

Figure3.10. Germany crop condition, July-October2015