Crops in France showed generally unfavorable conditions during the reporting period from July to October. At this point intime, summer crops have already been harvested. As shown by the NDVI profiles,national NDVI values were well below average and even 30% lower than average inJuly and August, after which they were close to the 5-year average from September to October.

According to the spatial NDVI patterns, about70% of the country suffered from poor crop and vegetation conditions in comparison to the recent five-year average. The same patterns are reflected inthe maximum VCI map, with a VCIx below 0.5 in some areas. The CropWatch RADPAR indicator exceeded average by 1%, however, TEMP and rainfall decreased by 1.2°Cand 18%, respectively, compared with average, resulting in a BIOMSS drop of 16%below the recent five-year average.

Generally, due to the deficit of rain, theagronomic indicators mentioned above indicate unfavorable condition for most summercrop areas of France, with average or below average yields.

Figure3.13. France crop condition, July-October2015