The agricultural losses resulting from the recent cold spell that hit Taiwan last week accumulated to nearly NT$4 billion (US$119.33 million) as of Wednesday, according to updated statistics released by the Council of Agriculture (COA) that day. Fishery losses were the largest among the sectors affected, the COA said. The data showed the estimated losses in the segment hit NT$3.16 billion with milkfish, grouper, clams, tilapia, and striped bass being the hardest hit. Estimated crop losses totaled NT$751.27 million, the COA said, noting that a total of 13,386 hectares of crops were damaged, with bell apples hit the hardest, followed by grapes, pears, tomatoes and strawberries. Livestock damages totaled NT$680,000 from the lossss of pigs, eggs, chickens, and young ostriches, while damages to agricultural facilities totaled NT$3.8 million due to the bad weather, according to the COA data. In terms of areas, Tainan in southern Taiwan sustained the most severe damage by the cold wave, which was the most serious in a decade, with agricultural losses totaling NT$1.79 billion. It was followed by the losses in value of NT$874 million in Kaohsiung, NT$515 million in Chiayi County, and NT$273 million in Pingtung County. Source - focustaiwan.tw