In Indonesia, the dry season maize and rice crops were entering their generative or early ripening stages over the monitoring period. Crops generally showed good condition from August to October. Precipitation was significantly above average (RAIN, +36%), resulting from the fading El Niño. Consistent with the increase in rainfall, radiation (RADPAR) displayed a decrease of 5% while the biomass accumulation potential (BIOMSS) increased significantly by 21% compared with the recent five-year average. The national average NDVI curve follows a profile similar to the recent five-year average. Contrasting NDVI clusters are observed with mostly above average conditions on the island of Java in August.

Altogether, CropWatch estimates that normal yields can be expected for this season’s crops.

(a) Crop condition development graph based on NDVI        (b) maximum VCI

(c) Spatial NDVI patterns compared to 5YA and the coresponding NDVI departure profiles