The crop condition from February to April 2015 was generally above average in Turkey. Winter grains aregrown during this period, and planting of summer crops started in April.Accumulated rainfall (RAIN) and temperature (TEMP) from January to April wereabove average (although only slightly so for TEMP), while radiation (RADPAR)was below average. The agroclimatic conditions nevertheless resulted in aBIOMSS decrease of 6% below the average of the previous five years. The maximumVCI (0.84) was above average conditions, and the fraction of cropped arableland (CALF) increased by 3 percentage points compared to the recent five-yearaverage. These changes indicate a comparable production of winter crops thisyear in comparison with last year.

Crop condition close toor above the five-year average for January to April was found in most areasacross the country. Only the northern part of the Eastern Anatolia and theThrace regions underwent unfavorable conditions from February to March, andrecovered to the average level in April. The outcome for the winter crop seasonis expected to be favorable.

Figure3.29. Turkey crop condition, January-April2015