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Chapter 2 presents the same indicators—RAIN, TEMP, RADPAR,and BIOMSS—used in Chapter 1, and combines them with the agronomic indicators—cropped arable land fraction (CALF) and maximum vegetation condition index (VCIx)—to describecrop condition in seven Major Production Zones (MPZ) across all continents. For more information about these zones and methodologies used, see the quick reference guide in Annex C as well as the CropWatch bulletin online resources at www.cropwatch.com.cn.

2.1 Overview

Tables 2.1 and 2.2 present an overview of the agroclimatic(table 2.1) and agronomic (table 2.2) indicators for each of seven MPZs,comparing the indicators to their thirteen- and five-year averages.

Table 2.1. October 2014 to January 2015agroclimatic indicators by Major Production Zone, current value and departurefrom 13YA


	RAIN		TEMP		RADPAR
	Current (mm)	Departure from 13YA (%)	Current (°C)	Departure from 13YA (°C)	Current (MJ/m2)	Departure from 13YA (%)
West Africa	225	6	27.2	0.5	1150	-1
South America	734	4	25.0	1.5	1344	3
North America	347	22	4.7	-0.4	534	-4
South and Southeast Asia	205	1	22.4	0.6	958	-1
Western Europe	264	-4	8.4	2.6	298	-7
Central Europe and Western Russia	199	0	-0.4	-0.2	237	-1
Southern Australia	237	5	19.6	-0.4	1494	0

	BIOMSS		Cropped arable land fraction		Maximum VCI
	Current (gDM/m2)	Departure from 5YA (%)	Current (% of pixels)	Departure from 5YA (%)	Current
West Africa	638	-4	90	1	0.85
South America	1855	4	82	-1	0.86
North America	823	17	82	4	0.82
South and Southeast Asia	543	9	87	-1	0.85
Western Europe	936	1	93	3	0.90
Central Europe & Western Russia	638	-4	79	5	0.63
Southern Australia	824	2	71	5	0.62

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2.1 Overview