Japan Agricultural Newspaper - Typhoon No. 10 Kumamoto disaster area storm hits such as Hitoyoshi

Typhoon No.7 passed through to the west coast of Kyushu or the Korean Peninsula, causing storms and heavy rains. Kuma Prefecture JA bear fruit research group's chestnut specialist, Kazuo Takano (70) Hitoyoshi City suffered chestnut drop damage. Immediately after overcoming the heavy rain, it was finally possible to expect shipments. Mr. Takano regrets that "it will be about 20% lower than the expected yield". I am also worried about the damage of the entire section. Mr. Takano 1.5 ha I cultivated 5 varieties of chestnuts in the surroundings. The weather started to get rough around 6 pm around 6 pm. I heard that there was a heavy rainstorm and I could hardly sleep at night. When I went to the garden in 7, many chestnuts fell out. I was fortunate to be able to sell as usual even if I dropped, but I was fortunate that there were many ripe things. However, I can not ship some varieties whose shipments are graded. I started a damage situation investigation with JA 7. According to JA ...