also: さくきょう
crop conditions; harvest outlook; yield
Used in agricultural and economic contexts to refer to the state or prospects of a harvest. Often appears in news reports and official statistics.
This year's crop conditions are expected to be about average.
The crop condition index was released.
crop condition index; rice-crop index
Standard kanji form; the reading さっきょう is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than さっきょう.
Compound of 作 (saku, 'crop, harvest') and 況 (kyō, 'condition, situation'). The reading さっきょう results from a common contraction of さくきょう.