The damages that were reported in the west area of the State of Chihuahua, specifically in the crops neighbouring the municipality of Cuauhtemoc, increased considerably from 1,500 hectares to 3,500 hectares affected, said the regional head of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food (Sagarpa), Jesus Antonio Villagran.
In Manitoba, approximately five thousand hectares were affected, but the crops in 1,000 hectares suffered severe damages and there are 80 hectares of apple crops that almost had total losses.
According to Antonio Villagran, most of the Mennonite producers are covered by crop insurances against catastrophes, while the rest of the producers have an insurance granted by the State Government and Sagarpa. However, small and independent producers have stated that they do not have insurance and that they have been requesting it for years.
Currently, a financial diagnostic about the losses that were generated by the climate contingency, and that states that the insurers will determine what the damages on crops in rural areas were, is being prepared.
Most of the bean crops were lost. Maize crops were also lost as only the trunk of the plant was undamaged, and apple orchards were severely affected.
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