Latest statistics on damage from two typhoons | 0802 midday report | Agricultural losses 309.26 million
Typhoons Nesat and Haitang struck Taiwan one after another, and the latest agricultural disaster statistics have been released. As of 11 a.m. today (August 2), the amount of damage has climbed to 309.26 million yuan, the area of crops damaged is 5,052 hectares, the degree of damage is 22%, which converts to an unharvested area of 1,046 hectares; among these, banana was the worst-hit crop, with losses amounting to 52.98 million yuan. The top five counties and cities with the heaviest agricultural losses are: Yilan (39%), Pingtung County (30%), Chiayi County (7%), Yunlin County (6%), and Hualien County (4%).
As of the latest count, including products from agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry as well as private facilities, estimated losses total 309.26 million yuan, of which crop losses amount to 260.15 million yuan, and fishery losses amount to 30.5 million yuan, mainly involving eel, barramundi, giant grouper, green grouper, yellowfin jack and fourfinger threadfin, among other items. Livestock losses: estimated losses amount to 12.53 million yuan, mainly caused by damage to chickens, ducks and pigs. Estimated losses to private facilities amount to 6.08 million yuan.
The Council of Agriculture announced that Yilan County and Pingtung County, the areas with the most severe damage this time, are areas eligible for cash assistance and low-interest loans, and affected farmers may apply to the township office in the disaster area between July 31 and August 10.
The Council of Agriculture stated that in addition to disaster damage subsidies, it also provides subsidies for domestically produced organic fertilizer at 12,000 yuan per hectare (2 yuan per kilogram, with a maximum subsidy of 6 metric tons per hectare); if there is a need for facility construction or reconstruction, one may also apply for subsidies for greenhouse and netting facilities, covering 1/2 of the construction cost, with a maximum subsidy of 450,000 yuan to 5.5 million yuan per hectare. Technical units at agricultural improvement stations across Taiwan have also launched technical service teams to assist farmers with technical guidance on facility reconstruction and rebuilding, field clearing, field disinfection and control, and fertilizer management.