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CropWatch Global Crop Monitoring Bulletin (English-Chinese Bilingual Edition)
As of 2024, the Global Crop Monitoring Bulletin has been published four times a year. Starting from 2025, the frequency of CropWatch bulletins will be adjusted from quarterly to bimonthly, with publications at the end of February, April, June, August, October, and December, aiming to improve the timeliness of information.
December 2025 CropWatch Bulletin 12 / 31
CropWatch Bulletin, December 2025 (Volume 25, No.6) systematically assessed the dynamic changes of major cereal and oilseed crops in 89 countries worldwide from September to November 2025, summarized the global major and oilseed crop production, and food security status for the year 2025, and analyzed the impact of extreme weather events which significantly influence agricultural production. It also focused on fine-scale remote sensing monitoring and verification of crop area, yield, production and annual summarization in key countries, including Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Russia, the United States, and other major producing countries. Additionally, the report also provided forecasts for rice in equatorial regions and wheat in the Southern Hemisphere. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state and evolving trends in global food production, offering a reference for related decision-making.
October 2025 CropWatch Bulletin 10 / 31
CropWatch Bulletin, October 2025 (Volume 25, No.5) focuses on analyzing the impact of extreme weather events on major cereal and oilseed crop production from July to September 2025. It systematically assesses the production dynamics of major cereal and oilseed crops in 85 countries worldwide and conducts remote sensing-based monitoring, verification, and forecasting of crop planting area, yield, and total production for 12 major crop producing countries, including China, the United States, and India. In addition, the report reviews maize and soybean production in the Northern Hemisphere, estimates rainy season rice yields in representative equatorial countries, and forecasts wheat production in major Southern Hemisphere wheat-producing countries. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state and evolving trends in global food production, offering a reference for related decision-making.
August 2025 CropWatch Bulletin 08 / 31
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the global production situation of major grain and oil crops in 2025, utilizing multi-source satellite remote sensing, ground observations, and meteorological data through the CropWatch cloud platform. It focuses on analysing the impacts of extreme weather events on agricultural production and conducts remote sensing-based monitoring of crop planted area, yield, and total production in eight key grain-producing countries, including China, the United States, and India, etc. Furthermore, the report includes a review of wheat production in the Northern Hemisphere and offers yield forecasts for maize and soybeans in the same region, as well as for rice in equatorial regions.
June 2025 CropWatch Bulletin 06 / 30
Based on the latest remote sensing data, meteorological data, and ground observation data, CropWatch provides an outlook on the global production situation of major grain. This June bulletin specifically focuses on the production assessment of winter wheat and rice in major production areas of the Northern Hemisphere during harvest season, Planting progress and sowing areas in North America and northeastern China, the impact of drought on global production, striving to provide more precise data support and professional analysis for global agriculture.
April 2025 CropWatch Bulletin 04 / 30
Based on the latest remote sensing data, meteorological data, and ground observation data, CropWatch provides an outlook on the global production situation of major grain and oil crops. This April bulletin specifically focuses on the distribution and growth assessment of winter wheat in major production areas of the Northern Hemisphere, production assessment of maize and soybeans during harvest season in South America, production assessment and planting progress monitoring of dry-season rice in equatorial countries, as well as the planting area and growth momentum of rapeseed in southern China, striving to provide more precise data support and analysis for global agriculture.
Feburary 2025 CropWatch Bulletin 02 / 28
The February 2025 CropWatch Bulletin (Volume 25, Issue 1) forecasts the production situation of global staple food and oil crops based on the latest remote sensing data, meteorological data, and ground observation data. Starting from 2025, the frequency of CropWatch bulletins will be adjusted from quarterly to bimonthly, with releases scheduled at the end of February, April, June, August, October, and December each year. This change aims to enhance the timeliness of information and better meet the urgent needs of global users and friends who follow CropWatch for agricultural information. In addition, the structure of the CropWatch bulletin has been innovatively adjusted. Each issue will focus on the dynamic changes in the production situation and yields of global staple food and oil crops, with particular attention to major producing countries and hotspots that significantly impact global food supply during the monitoring period. The February bulletin specifically highlights the production of maize and soybeans in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the dynamic changes in rice production in equatorial countries, striving to provide more precise data support and analysis for global agriculture.
November 2024 CropWatch Bulletin 11 / 30
November 2024 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of July to October 2024, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones. The focus section reports on the global crop production index, the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2024, recent conflicts and disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the possibility of an El Niño conditions event and the impact of drought on world food supply.
August 2024 CropWatch Bulletin 08 / 31
August 2024 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of April to July 2024, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones. The focus section reports on the global crop production index, the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2024, recent conflicts and disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the possibility of an El Niño conditions event and the impact of drought on world food supply.
May 2024 CropWatch Bulletin 05 / 31
May 2024 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of January to April 2024, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones. The focus section reports on the global crop production index, the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2024, recent conflicts and disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the possibility of an El Niño conditions event and the impact of drought on world food supply.
February 2024 CropWatch Bulletin 02 / 29
February 2024 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of October 2023 to January 2024, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones. The focus section reports on the global crop production index, the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2024, recent conflicts and disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the possibility of an El Niño conditions event and the impact of drought on world food supply.
November 2023 CropWatch Bulletin 02 / 21
November 2023 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of July to November 2023, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, an updated estimate of trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2023, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the possibility of an El Niño conditions event and the impact of drought on world food supply.
August 2023 CropWatch Bulletin 08 / 31
August 2023 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of April to July 2023, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, an updated estimate of trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2023, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the possibility of an El Niño conditions event and the impact of drought on world food supply.
May 2023 CropWatch Bulletin 05 / 31
May 2023 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of January to April 2023, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, an updated estimate of trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on the production outlook of major cereal and oil crops countries in the Southern Hemisphere and some tropical and sub-tropical countries, the impact of recent disaster events , regional conflict on global food security is analyzed and an update on El Niño or La Niña.
February 2023 CropWatch Bulletin 02 / 28
February 2023 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of October 2022 to January 2023, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones. The focus section reports on global crop production index, the production outlook of major cereal and oil crops countries in the Southern Hemisphere and some tropical and sub-tropical countries, regional conflict and recent disaster events and an update on El Niño or La Niña.
November 2022 CropWatch Bulletin 11 / 30
November 2022 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of July to October 2022, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, an updated estimate of trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2022, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, and the possibility of an El Niño event.
August 2022 CropWatch Bulletin 11 / 28
August 2022 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of April to July 2022, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, an updated estimate of trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2022, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the possibility of an La Niña conditions event and the impact of drought on world food supply.
May 2022 CropWatch Bulletin 11 / 28
May 2022 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of January to April 2022, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, an updated estimate of trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2022, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the possibility of an El Niño event and the impact of Russia Ukraine conflict on world food supply.
February 2022 CropWatch Bulletin 11 / 28
February 2022 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of October 2021 to January 2022, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, an updated estimate of trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on the production outlook of major cereal and oil crops countries in the Southern Hemisphere and some tropical and sub-tropical countries, recent disaster events and an update on El Niño or La Niña.
November 2021 CropWatch Bulletin 11 / 29
November 2021 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of July to October 2021, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, an updated estimate of trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2021, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, and the possibility of an El Niño event.
August 2021 CropWatch Bulletin 09 / 08
August 2021 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. Focusing on the months of April to July 2021, chapters cover global, national, and regional level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, an updated estimate of trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on the estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2021, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, and the possibility of an El Niño event.