The reporting period is the main rice season in Myanmar. The harvesting period of the maize, wheat, and second rice crop was completed in mid-April, mid-May, and mid-June respectively, with the main rice crop starting growth in early May. Based on CropWatch indicators, crop condition was average from April to July. The CropWatch agroclimatic and agronomic indicators showed an increases in rainfall (RAIN, +9%) but a slight decrease in temperature (TEMP, -0.4°C). The fraction of cropped arable land (CALF) decreased by 2 percentage points while biomass accumulation potential (BIOMSS) increased by 1% compared to the previous five-year average. Crop condition development was above the five-year average in July, while below average values prevailed from April to June. The spatial NDVI profile values were below average from April to June in the whole country, and recovered in mid-June only for Yangon and part of the center, which is consistent with the maximum VCI map. Overall, CropWatch assesses the crop condition and production outlook as average to below average.

(a) Crop condition development graph based on NDVI

(b) Maximum VCI

(c) Spatial NDVI patterns compared to 5YA

(d) NDVI profiles