October to January covers the growing period of the main (wet season) rice crop, and the early stage of the second (dry season) rice in Cambodia. The fraction of cropped arable land was a little lower than the average of the previous five years (-4 percentage points). Compared to average, the CropWatch agroclimatic indicators show a sharp decrease in radiation (RADPAR, -10%) and a slight temperature decrease (TEMP, -0.3°C) with a more than doubling of rainfall (RAIN, +120%), causing a 62% increase in the biomass production potential (BIOMSS). 

Favorable conditions resulted in NDVI exceeding the five-year average in over 90 percent of cropland in the country. Sufficient rainfall was beneficial for the sowing and emergence of second rice. Vegetation condition indices (VCIx) are high (>0.8) in most parts of the country. The condition of crops in the country is better than average.