During this monitoring period, maize and soybean are the main summer crops grown in Inner Mongolia. CropWatch Agroclimatic Indicators (CWAIs) show that rainfall was greatly above average (+53%). TEMP was also above average (+0.9°C), but RADPAR was below average (-6%). Good weather resulted in a higher-than-average potential BIOMSS estimate (+18%). With sufficient precipitation in August, the crop conditions recovered from below the 5YA to slightly above. The spatial NDVI patterns show that the majority of crops across the region recovered to average or even above average in August, with only 5.6% of crops, located in the northeast Inner Mongolia, trending below the average. The fraction of cropped arable land (CALF) reached 97% and VCIx was above average (0.95). On the whole, Inner Mongolia is expected to have above average crop production.

Figure 4.8 Crop condition Inner Mongolia, July - October 2024

(a) Crop condition development graph based on NDVI    

  (b) Spatial NDVI patterns compared to 5YA           (c) NDVI profiles

(d)Time series rainfall profile

(e)Time series temperature profile

(f) Maximum VCI    

(g) Biomass departure