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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture said on Saturday, September 20, that initial reports show that Typhoon Luis (Kalmaegi) and Tropical Storm Mario (Fung-Wong) had inflicted P1.144 billion ($25.7 million*) worth of damage on agriculture.
The DA said that the damage caused by Luis and Mario to crops, fisheries, and livestock was valued at P1.141 billion, while damage to farm and fisheries was valued at P3.598 million.
The weather disturbances damaged 99,875 hectares of rice land, while the production loss to rice was pegged at P934 million.
The DA placed affected corn production areas at 21,334 hectares while the production loss to corn was placed at P150.642 million.
Damage to high value crops, fisheries and livestock were at P41.774 million, P12.214 million, and P2.269 million, respectively.
Agriculture Undersecretary Emerson Palad said the department has started to mobilize its resources in affected regions, especially in rice cultivation areas and that the department is still conducting field validation of the damages to the sector.
Palad said in a news briefing on September 16 that the initial estimate of agricultural damage from Typhoon Luis was at P409.67 million ($9.225 million*) in Luzon.
Luis affected 18 provinces in 5 regions, but Cagayan Valley sustained the bulk of the damage.
The other areas include Ifugao, Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Kalinga and Mountain Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region; Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan in the Ilocos Region; Aurora, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga, and Zambales in Centra Luzon; and Camarines Sur in Bicol.
Mario is expected to be outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Monday afternoon, September 22. – Rappler.com
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