For the Northeast region, the current monitoring period mostly covers the sowing and cultivation of spring maize. Single-season rice is sowed in part of the region from April on, which is similar to the growing season of soybean. Overall condition of crops was at the five-year average before June, but further improved since then as a result of favorable weather.

According to the CropWatch agro-climatic and agronomic indicators, rainfall was +9% compared to average in Heilongjiang, while a 26% drop was observed for Liaoning and -17% in Jilin respectively.  Three provinces experienced a slight increase in temperature (+0.4°C for the region) and decreased radiation (RADPAR -7%). Local shortage of water supply and average meteorological conditions led to an overall +1% decrease of biomass (BIOMSS) for the region, with a more marked reduction in Liaoning (BIOMSS -12%).

16.3% of arable land near the east slope of south Great Khingan mountains (west of Jilin and Liaoning province) suffered  unsatisfactory crop condition, which is confirmed by the biomass map but disagrees with the VCIx which is well over 0.8; future weather condition the final outcome of the season. VCIx values exceeded 1.0 in western Heilongjiang where soybean and maize are major crops, indicating favorable yield outlook. Rice conditions in north-eastern of Heilongjiang remains average. Overall, crop prospects in North-east China remain average.