The "King of Cold" cold wave lasts 13 days, agricultural losses approach 4 billion

It has now been 12 days since the severe cold damage. The Council of Agriculture has compiled reports from all special municipalities and county and city governments. From January 22 to 11:00 on February 3, the estimated losses for agricultural, forestry, fishery and livestock products and private facilities totaled 3.9 billion 1,688 ten thousand yuan. Below are the statistics from the Council of Agriculture:

1. Damage by county and city:

Tainan City had the largest losses at 1.79471 billion yuan (46%), followed by Kaohsiung City at 874.67 million yuan (22%), Chiayi County at 515.36 million yuan (13%), and Pingtung County at 207.30 million yuan (5%).

3. Livestock losses: Estimated losses of 680,000 yuan, mainly due to damage to pigs, laying hens, native chickens and young ostriches.

4. Fishery losses: Estimated losses of 3.16114 billion yuan, mainly due to damage to milkfish, grouper, tilapia, hard clams and Japanese sea bass.

5. Private facility losses: The damaged area of agricultural facilities was 24 hectares, with a damage level of 55%, and losses of 3.8 million yuan, mainly due to structural damage to agricultural facilities.