May 2021 CropWatch Bulletin (Vol.21, No.2)

May 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 January to April 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.

February 2021 CropWatch Bulletin (Vol.21, No.1)

February 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 October 2020 to January 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 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 2020 CropWatch Bulletin (Vol.20, No.4)

November 2020 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 2020, 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 estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2020, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, and the possibility of an El Niño event.

August 2020 CropWatch Bulletin (Vol.20, No.3)

August 2020 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 2020, 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 estimate by CropWatch for maize, rice, wheat and soybeans production in 2020, recent disaster events with an impact on agriculture, and the possibility of an El Niño event.

August 2021 CropWatch Bulletin (Vol.21, No.3)

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.

May 2020 CropWatch Bulletin (Vol.20, No.2)

May 2020 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 2020, 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 national winter crop production and trade prospects (import/export) of major crops. The focus section reports on the first early outlook of crop production for 2020, as well as sections on recent disaster events, Drought impacts on rice production in lower Mekong river, and an update on El Niño.

February 2020 CropWatch Bulletin (Vol.20, No.1)

The February CropWatch Bulletin is based primarily on remote sensing data as well as agro-climatic information and field surveys. The scope is global and comprehensive. Focusing on October 2019 to January 2020, chapters cover global, national, and regional agroclimatic conditions and agronomic conditions in 43 key countries including China. The focus section reports on food production prediction for countries in Southern Hemisphere, tropical and sub-tropical regions and recent disaster events, specially the impact of desert locust.

November 2019 CropWatch Bulletin (Vol.19, No.4)

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 (Vol.19, No.3)

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 (Vol.19, No.2)

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