The growth status of grassland vegetation in July prefers drought in some areas.

According to the comprehensive analysis of ground observation, satellite remote sensing and meteorological data of the Ministry of Agriculture, the overall growth status of grassland vegetation in July this year is more preferred than that of the same period in the normal year, but it is deviated from that of the previous year, and part of the grassland drought continues to develop.

From a regional point of view, 24% of the grassland vegetation growth status of the country is the same as the same period last year, 46% of the grassland vegetation growth status is the same, and 30% of the grassland vegetation growth status is deviated; compared with the same period in the past five years, 36% of the grassland vegetation growth preference, 45% of the grassland vegetation growth status is the same, 19% of the grassland vegetation growth status deviation. The areas of vegetation growth preference are mainly distributed in the ancient northeast of Inner Mongolia, eastern Gansu, southeastern Qinghai and the west of Xizang, while the areas of vegetation growth deviation are mainly distributed in central and western Inner Mongolia, northern Xinjiang and central Xizang.

From the perspective of the main pastoral areas, the grassland of Inner Mongolia shows a pattern of good vegetation growth in the east and poor in the central and western regions. The drought is serious in most of Alashan League, the west of Ordos City and the west of Xilingol League, and the forage yield, coverage and height have decreased. Except for the good vegetation in some areas of Bazhou and Hami, the overall vegetation growth of Xinjiang grassland is different from that of the previous year, the drought situation in most parts of Yili and Altay Plain continues to develop, and the forage yield decreases greatly. The forage grass in the southeast of Qinghai grows well, while the growth of grassland vegetation in the east of Haixi and Hainan is slightly poor. Except for the western part of Naqu and the eastern part of Ali, Xizang grassland is slightly worse than the same period last year, the overall vegetation growth status is mainly flat preference. The growth status of grassland vegetation in Sichuan is slightly worse than that of the previous year. The grass yield of most grasslands in Gansu is roughly the same as that of the previous year.

According to the forecast of climate trend, the temperature in most grassland areas of China in August is close to the normal year, the distribution of precipitation is uneven, and the drought in some areas may continue to develop. The Ministry of Agriculture has issued a circular on drought prevention and control in grassland pastoral areas, requiring grassland animal husbandry departments at all levels to take prevention and control of high temperature and drought as an important task of grassland ecological protection and grassland animal husbandry production, to organize forage cutting, storage and inter-regional transportation, to strengthen the processing and utilization of crop straw, to guide and speed up livestock fencing, and to effectively alleviate the pressure of forage supply in the cold season. Ensure that livestock, especially young and weak animals, survive the winter and spring safely, and protect the basic production capacity of grassland animal husbandry. The Ministry of Agriculture has sent a working group to the disaster-stricken areas to provide technical guidance and services.