Cropsin Australia shows below average conditions in the monitored period fromOctober  2015 to January 2016. Octoberto January is the harvest season for winter crops (wheat and barley) inAustralia. The unfavorable crop condition is linked to below precipitation(Southern Australia: -29%, Victoria: -45%, Western Australia:-12%) and hightemperature (Southern Australia:+1.8℃, Victoria: +2.1℃,Western Australia:+1.1℃) which has increased plant waterdemand above average levels. 

澳大利亚在2015年10月至2016年1月期间作物长势低于平均水平，10月至1月是澳大利亚冬季作物（小麦和大麦）的收获季节。不佳的作物长势源于降水偏少（南澳大利亚，偏少29%；维多利亚，偏少45%；西澳大利亚，偏少12%）和气温偏高所带来的作物生长需水量高于平均水平（南澳大利亚，偏高1.8℃；维多利亚，偏高2.1℃；西澳大利亚，偏高1.1℃）。

Theaverage maximum VCI only reaches of 0.68 for the cro