Double typhoon disaster losses: August 3 evening report agricultural losses 480.8 million, fisheries account for 39.3%

Typhoons Nesat and Haitang struck Taiwan, China, and agricultural damage figures kept climbing. As of 4 p.m. today (August 3), total disaster losses had risen to 480.8 million yuan, with Pingtung's losses driven high by fishery losses, reaching a cumulative 233.45 million yuan, surpassing Yilan's agricultural losses of 137.8 million. The loss amount was 55.91 million yuan. The top five counties and cities with the heaviest agricultural losses were: Pingtung County (49%), Yilan County (29%), Chiayi County (7%), Yunlin County (4%), and Hualien County (3%).

Looking at the breakdown of losses, agricultural losses amounted to 266.06 million yuan, and fishery losses amounted to 188.76 million yuan, accounting for 39.3% of all disaster losses, which also pushed Pingtung's disaster losses past Yilan's to take first place.

Agricultural losses: the damaged crop area was 5,255 hectares, with a damage level of 20%, equivalent to an unharvested area of 1,076 hectares; the main damaged crop was banana, with a damaged area of 1,049 hectares and losses of 55.91 million yuan, followed by scallions, guava, pomelo and bamboo shoots, among others, with relatively higher losses.

Livestock losses: estimated losses of 13.08 million yuan, mainly due to damage to chickens, ducks and pigs, among others.

Fishery losses: estimated losses of 188.76 million yuan, accounting for 39.3% of all disaster losses. Mainly due to damage to eel, barramundi, giant grouper, green grouper, yellow trevally, fourfinger threadfin, ayu, grass shrimp and white shrimp, among others.

(Video provided by / Aquaculture Production and Marketing Group No. 7, Jiadong Township, Pingtung County)

Private facility losses: estimated losses of 12.9 million yuan.
(1) Agricultural facilities: estimated losses of 1.42 million yuan, mainly with more serious losses in Yilan County and Kaohsiung City.
(2) Livestock and poultry facilities: estimated losses of 1.23 million yuan, mainly due to damage to livestock and poultry houses in Yilan County.
(3) Fishery facilities: estimated losses of 10.25 million yuan, mainly due to damage to aquaculture pond dikes and facilities in Pingtung County and Chiayi County.

The Council of Agriculture announced that Yilan County and Pingtung County, the areas hit hardest by this disaster, are designated areas for cash relief and low-interest loans, and affected farmers may apply to the office of the township where the damage occurred between July 31 and August 10.