Damage to the Philippines’ farm and fisheries sector reached P5.503 million, the country’s Department of Agriculture (DA) said, citing data collected as of July 7, the day Egay left the Philippines. Of the total, rice accounted for the largest production loss amounting to P2.566 million equivalent to around 35.6 metric tons (MT).
Corn crop losses reached P27,677 or 0.72 MT from 1.5 hectares of partially damaged lands. Other high-value crops incurred losses of P2.499 million while fisheries reported damages worth P410,000.
Farmlands affected by the storm spanned 435 hectares located in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) -- covering Mt. Province, Abra and Kalinga -- and Region I (La Union). The damage covers 384 hectares of farmland, of which 245 hectares were totally damaged, while the remaining were partially damaged.
For Regions II and III, the Agriculture department said rains brought by the weather disturbance were generally beneficial in land preparation activities.
No losses were reported for these regions, the agency said.
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