During the first three months of this year, no crops were grown in Inner Mongolia due to the cold temperatures. Sowing activities gradually started in late April. Agro-climatic indicators of the reporting period show that rainfall was above average (RAIN +10%), TEMP was close to  the 15YA, while RADPAR was slightly below average (-2%). The resulting BIOMSS was above average (+6%). Though the average of VCIx was 0.94 for the whole area, it is of limited agronomic significance at this time of the year. The rainfall, which was significantly higher than the historical average will be beneficial to the germination of crops and grazing lands. Current prospects for the region are favorable, but weather conditions in the following months are very critical.

Figure 4.10 Crop condition China Inner Mongolia, January – April 2022

(a) Time series rainfall profile                                           (b) Time series temperature profile

(c) Biomass departure