CropWatch agro-climatic and agronomic indicators describe around average conditions over most of the region during the reporting period (figure 4.10). The harvest of spring crops in northeast China was concluded in October, while summer crops (including maize, rice, and soybean) reached the grain filling to maturity stages from August to late September. As shown in the spatial NDVI patterns, compared to their recent five-year average and the corresponding cluster profiles, most crops (over 50% of the area) were at a “little above average” condition except for a small area in the west near the Greater Hinggan mountains (about 30% of the total area) where condition was below average after August. In Heilongjiang province, VCIx (>0.8) confirms the favorable condition of crops. The output expected from the region is better than average.