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The production of major and oilseed crops in other major producing countries in 2025 is detailed in Table A.1.1 of Appendix A. In terms of grain production scale, Canada, France, and Indonesia formed the top tier. In Canada, wheat production alone reached 40.07 million tons, alongside soybean production of 7.33 million tons and corn production of 9.89 million tons. However, total wheat production decreased by 3.5% year-on-year, affected by disastrous weather and a reduction in planted area. In France, winter wheat production reached 43.47 million tons, a slight decrease of 0.3% from 2024, while corn production was 12.79 million tons, down by 1.9% from the previous year, indicating an overall modest weakening in total crop production. Indonesia's rice production reached 67.94 million tons, showing a significant increase, which aligns with its CroPI maintaining a stable level above 1 in the latter part of the year. Ukraine achieved structural production growth characterized by "area expansion with stable or slightly declining yields." Its wheat production reached 26.03 million tons, an increase of 5.8% from 2024, primarily driven by area expansion. Meanwhile, Ukraine's corn production, supported by increases in both area and yield, reached a post-conflict record of 43.73 million tons (up 7.1% from 2024), although uncertainties persisted due to combined impacts of drought in the south and ongoing conflict. Egypt exhibited a "divergent trend among grain crops". Wheat production reached 11.14 million tons, showing a slight decrease compared to 2024, whereas growth was more pronounced for corn (6.27 million tons, up 7.6% from 2024) and rice (6.93 million tons, up 9.7% from 2024). Thailand's performance was generally weaker: wet-season rice production significantly decreased to 22.91 million tons (down 5.5% from 2024), and annual rice production was 37.41 million tons (down 2.6% from 2024). This aligns with the observation that its conditions were temporarily stronger from March to May 2025 but subsequently returned near the baseline, resulting in an annual production decline.
Analyzing the temporal variation of the global CroPI across different 2025 monitoring periods, the six countries—Canada, Ukraine, France, Egypt, Indonesia, and Thailand—collectively displayed a pattern where the CroPI fluctuated around 1.0 for most periods, with significant deviations occurring only in a few monitoring intervals. Specifically, the CroPI values for France, Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt remained close to the baseline (approximately 0.93–1.08) during most monitoring periods, indicating overall stable crop conditions with minor deviations. Canada's CroPI exhibited a more volatile pattern: initially high, then significantly weakening in the mid-period, followed by a rapid recovery later in the year. This reflects the process of crops experiencing drought stress and subsequent recovery within the year. Ukraine's CroPI was generally lower and more volatile, with a higher proportion of quarters "persistently below average" among these countries, indicating greater environmental/management constraints on crop growth in Ukraine during 2025.
In terms of shared phase-specific characteristics, the period from March to May 2025 marked a relative peak for the CroPI-3 in most countries (with notable increases in Ukraine, France, Egypt, and Thailand). Conversely, crop conditions in Ukraine and France were relatively unfavorable during July to September 2025. Indonesia maintained robust crop performance towards the year's end, from September to November 2025.
Overall, Indonesia and Ukraine showed the most pronounced crop production increases (particularly for corn/rice), Canada and Thailand experienced weaker production, while France and Egypt witnessed overall minor fluctuations but significant internal differentiation among crop types.

Figure 2.22 Time-series changes of the Crop Production Situation Index (CroPI) for other major producing countries in 2025
