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The Chinese And English Bilingual Global Agricultural Information Bulletin Is Published Four Time's A Year
This Bulletin Presents The Latest Results Of The Cropwatch Team Global And National Monitoring Of Food Production And Crop Growth
November 2019 CropWatch bulletin 11 / 30
The November CropWatch Bulletin is based primarily on current remote sensing data in addition to comprehensive and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. The scope is global and comprehensive. Focusing on July to October 2019, chapters cover global, national, and regional agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing or harvested during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop production, crop condition for each of seven major agro-ecological zones, the regional impacts of pests and diseases as well as trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on food production estimates, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, and the possibility of an El Niño event.
August 2019 CropWatch bulletin 08 / 31
The current CropWatch bulletin is based mainly on remotely sensed data for both climatic and crop condition data. The bulletin covers global, national, and regional-level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing or harvested between April and July 2019. For China, the bulletin presents China crop production, crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, regional impacts of pests and diseases as well as trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. Special attention is paid to the major producers of maize, rice, wheat, and soybean. The focus section reports on food production estimates, global disaster events that occurred from April to July 2019 with an impact on agriculture, and the possibility of an El Niño event.
May 2019 CropWatch Bulletin 05 / 31
May 2019 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 2019, 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 first estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2019, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, Mozambique floods, and the possibility of an El Niño event
February 2019 CropWatch Bulletin 03 / 01
This bulletin features the latest production outlook for the major producers in the southern hemisphere and some isolated northern hemisphere countries where crop development is sufficiently advanced. Focusing on the months of October 2018 to January 2019, chapters cover global, national, and regional agro-climatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing or harvested during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop condition for each of seven key agro-ecological zones. The focus section reports on recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture and the possibility of an El Niño event.
November 2018 CropWatch bulletin 11 / 30
The November CropWatch Bulletin is based primarily on current remote sensing data in addition to comprehensive and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. The scope is global and comprehensive. Focusing on July to October 2018, chapters cover global, national, and regional agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing or harvested during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop production, crop condition for each of seven major agro-ecological zones, the regional impacts of pests and diseases as well as trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on food production estimates, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, and the possibility of an El Niño event.
August 2018 CropWatch bulletin 08 / 31
August CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. The scope is global and comprehensive. Focusing on the months of April to July 2018, chapters cover global, national, and regional-level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing or harvested during this time. For China, the bulletin presents China crop production, crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, regional impacts of pests and diseases as well as trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on food production estimates, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, and the possibility of an El Niño event.
May 2018 CropWatch Bulletin 05 / 31
May 2018 CropWatch Bulletin is based mainly on current remote sensing inputs in addition to detailed and spatially accurate reference data about crops and their management. The scope is global and comprehensive. 11 countries were added to improve the focus on Africa and Asia. Focusing on the months of January to April 2018, chapters cover global, national, and regional-level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing or harvested during this time. Pests and diseases for winter wheat in north hemisphere was newly included. For China, the bulletin presents China crop production, crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, regional impacts of pests and diseases as well as trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on food production estimates, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the perspectives in Mediterranean Agriculture, and the possibility of an El Niño event.
February 2018 CropWatch Bulletin 02 / 28
This bulletin features the latest and CropWatch estimates for 2017-2018 wheat production for Southern Hemisphere. Focusing on the months of October 2017 to January 2018, chapters cover global, national, and regional-level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing or harvested during this time. For China, the bulletin presents crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological zones, regional impacts of pests and diseases as well as trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the possibility of an El Niño event, and the perspectives in crop production in Africa.
November 2017 CropWatch bulletin 11 / 30
November 2017 CropWatch bulletin. This bulletin features the latest and final CropWatch estimates for 2017 production of maize, rice, wheat, and soybean. Focusing on the months of July-October, chapters cover global, national, and regional-level agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing or harvested during this time. For China, the bulletin presents 2017 crop production and crop conditions for each of seven key agro-ecological areas, as well as regional impacts of pests and diseases. The focus section reports on recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, the possibility of a La Niña event, and an analysis of rangeland management in Africa.
August 2017 CropWatch bulletin 08 / 31
August 2017 CropWatch bulletin. The August 2017 CropWatch bulletin reports on agroclimatic conditions and the condition of crops that were growing or harvested between April and July this year. CropWatch analyses are done on various scales (particularly including 148 sub-national regions for 31key countries), with special attention paid to the major worldwide producers of maize, rice, wheat, and soybean. The bulletin also describes current crop condition and prospects in China-nationwide and by region-and presents an updated estimate for global and national production of crops to be harvested throughout 2017. The focus section highlights the dire situation in the Horn of Africa and presents an update on El Niño events.
May 2017 CropWatch Bulletin 05 / 31
May 2017 CropWatch bulletin. This latest bulletin focuses on crops that were either growing or harvested between January and April 2017. The bulletin covers prevailing weather conditions, including extreme factors, as well as crop condition and size of cultivated areas, paying special attention to the major worldwide producers of maize, rice, wheat, and soybean. The bulletin also describes current crop condition and prospects in China and presents a first global production estimate for crops to be harvested throughout 2017.
February 2017 CropWatch Bulletin 02 / 28
February 2017 CropWatch bulletin. The period from October 2016 to January 2017 is a relatively quiet period from an agricultural point of view. Nonetheless, this CropWatch bulletin presents updates on estimated 2016 wheat production in Argentina, Australia and Brazil. It also reports on recent disaster events, agriculture in East and Southeast Asia, and naturally on the condition of crops and other agroclimatic and agronomic indicators for China, globally important producers and exporters, and key regions important for agriculture.
November 2016 CropWatch Bulletin 11 / 30
November 2016 CropWatch bulletin released. The November 2016 CropWatch bulletin presents the latest CropWatch production estimates for 2016, in addition to the usual updates on prevailing weather conditions, resulting crop condition, and size of cultivated areas, among others, focusing on crop growth from July until the end of October. The bulletin naturally includes detailed analyses for China as well as thirty major agricultural countries; for China, regional conditions and an update on pests and diseases, prices, and prospects for import and export are presented. The geographic focus in this bulletin on the Middle East.
August 2016 CropWatch Bulletin 08 / 30
August 2016 CropWatch bulletin released. This most recent CropWatch bulletin focuses on crops that have already been harvested in 2016 as well as those that were growing between April and July, to be harvested later this year. The bulletin covers prevailing weather conditions, resulting crop condition, size of cultivated areas, and global food production, paying special attention to the thirty major agricultural countries and maize, rice, wheat, and soybean crops. For China, regional conditions and an update on pests and diseases are presented, along with new sections on trade prospects for major crops and an outlook for domestic crop prices. Other focus areas for this bulletin are the drought in Morocco and agriculture in Southwest Asia.
May 2016 CropWatch Bulletin 05 / 31
May 2016 CropWatch bulletin released. This latest CropWatch bulletin presents the first global production estimates for 2016, combining information from remote sensing data with trend-based analysis. The bulletin further presents an update on the agroclimatic and crop condition for January-April 2016, focusing on crops that were either growing or harvested during this period and covering key global production areas and major worldwide producers and exporters of maize, rice, wheat, and soybean. For China, regional conditions and an update on pests and diseases are presented. The bulletin’s focus section highlights recent disaster events, agriculture in Central Asia, and the declining El Niño effect.
Feb 2016 CropWatch Bulletin 02 / 04
February 2016 CropWatch bulletin released. The latest CropWatch bulletin assesses worldwide food production and other events of agricultural interest for the period October 2015 to January 2016. The bulletin as always relies on environmental and satellite-based agronomic indicators combined with other available agricultural data. A particular focus area for this bulletin is the Zambezi basin in Africa; the issue further describes other ongoing trends, a focus on Chinese domestic crop prices, disaster events, and El Niño.
November 2015 CropWatch Bulletin 11 / 30
November 2015 CropWatch bulletin released. The latest CropWatch bulletin assesses worldwide food production and other events of agricultural interest for the period July-November 2015. The bulletin as always relies on environmental and satellite-based agronomic indicators combined with other available agricultural data. A particular focus area for this bulletin is production and trends in Europe; The issue further describes other ongoing trends, a production outlook for 2015, disaster events, and El Niño.
August 2015 CropWatch Bulletin 08 / 31
The current reporting period from April to July 2015 covers the harvest of winter crops and the growth of summer crops in the northern hemisphere, as well as the growth and harvest of winter crops in the southern hemisphere. After providing an overview of global agroclimatic conditions with some typical agronomic impacts in the major production zones (MPZs), the bulletin looks in detail at the major producers, including China, focusing on maize, rice, wheat, and soybeans. A particular focus area for this bulletin is production and trends in North America. The bulletin also includes a new section (4.2) on the impacts of pests and diseases on agriculture in China
May 2015 CropWatch Bulletin 05 / 31
May 2015 CropWatch bulletin released. The current CropWatch bulletin is based mainly on remotely sensed data. It focuses on crops that were either growing or harvested between January and April 2015. The bulletin covers prevailing weather conditions, including extreme factors, as well as crop condition and size of cultivated areas, paying special attention to the major worldwide producers of maize, rice, wheat, and soybean. The bulletin also describes current conditions in China and presents the likely global production prospects for crops to be harvested throughout 2015. A special focus section describes agricultural developments in South America.
February 2015 CropWatch Bulletin 02 / 28
February 2015 CropWatch bulletin released. The CropWatch February 2015 bulletin presents an overview of global and regional crop development and agricultural production up to the end of January. The bulletin’s analyses of agroclimatic and satellite-based agronomic indicators focus on worldwide patterns and zoom into major production areas, countries, and large administrative areas. Although the latest reporting period covers a relatively quiet period from an agricultural standpoint, as described in the bulletin global weather and extreme weather events have caused damages to agriculture or will otherwise impact agricultural outcomes for the next season. The bulletin includes updated estimates for wheat production in Argentina, Brazil, and Australia, as well as a focus section on agricultural development in Africa.