Agri Damage Due To Fabian Hits P533.5 M
The Philippine Star|July 29, 2021
Damage to agriculture due to Typhoon Fabian and the southwest monsoon rose to P533.54 million on Wednesday, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA)’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operation Center.
Catherine Talavera, Ric Sapnu, Ramon Efren Lazaro
Agri Damage Due To Fabian Hits P533.5 M

In its 8 a.m. bulletin, the DA said 22,516 farmers and 30,926 hectares of agricultural areas were affected in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Western Visayas, Bicol and Mimaropa. Production loss was placed at 9,511 metric tons (MT).

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