Even though the rainfall (RAIN, -8%), temperature (TEMP, -0.3°C) and photosynthetically active radiation (RADPAR, -1%) were below average, the crop condition in Myanmar throughout this monitoring period remained average. The fraction of cropped arable land (CALF) decreased by 1% while biomass accumulation potential (BIOMSS) decreased by 4% compared to the previousfive-year average.

The national NDVI profile was above average and even close to previous five-yearmaximum in September and October. Following the severe floods in July, theassessed crop condition is average, and the national NDVI profiles weregenerally average. National NDVI profiles dropped sharply in the coastalarea of Yangon and Mon in the middle of August but recovered in earlySeptember. The NDVI profile in the low-lying area of Bago and Ayeyarwaddydecreased in mid September and then sharply increased from early Octoberonwards. The maximum VCI ranged from 0.5 to 1 over the country indicating goodcrop condition. Overall, CropWatch assesses the crop condition and productionoutlook as average.

Figure 3.21. Myanmar crop condition, July-October 2015