Spring wheat and barley were sowed before June and now are growing; other cereals in the country also entered into their vegetative stage. During the reporting period, crop condition in Kazakhstan was generally favorable.

Among the CropWatch agroclimatic indicators, RAIN was very significantly above average (+71%), with close to average temperature (TEMP) and well above average radiation (RADPAR, +6%). This resulted in a marked BIOMSS increase over the five-year average (+44%). Crops developed well and crop condition was above the maximum of the past five years in April. Maximum VCI was above 0.8 in most areas. Considering the current NDVI profiles and spatial NDVI patterns compared to the past five years, most of the areas in Kazakhstan are above average this month. In about 72% of the cultivated areas (mainly in Kustanayskaya, Severo kazachstanskaya, Akmolinskaya, Pavlodarskaya, and Vostochno kazachstanskaya), the condition of crops was slightly below average from early May to early June. Later, the vegetation index gradually increased and reached the maximum of the past five years in late June and July.

During the reporting period, thanks to abundant precipitation, the country enjoyed favorable conditions that will benefit crops and grazing lands.. 

a.Crop condition development graph based on NDVI                             b.MaximumVCI

c. SpatialNDVI patterns compared to 5YA                                            d. NDVIprofiles