DA: Agri damage from Ferdie, habagat hits P600.83 million

The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported that agricultural damage and losses from tropical cyclone Ferdie and the enhanced southwest monsoon have reached P600.83 million.

The total value of production loss reached P600.83 million, with a volume loss of 27,427 metric tons across 11,696 hectares of farmland.

Rice sustained the most significant damage, accounting for P562.75 million in value loss and 26,072 metric tons of volume loss.

Corn, high-value crops, livestock, and poultry also experienced damage, with total value losses of P19.04 million, P18.22 million, and P819,200, respectively.

Approximately 11,170 farmers were affected, primarily in Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, Antique, and the Zamboanga Peninsula.

The DA has assured the availability of quick response funds and prepositioned farm inputs for affected farmers.

The DA-DRRM is still assessing the effects of tropical cyclones Gener and Helen on the agriculture sector.