Typhoon ‘Haikui’ caused agricultural damage in Taiwan, The Ministry of Agriculture announced cash assistance for all items in Taitung County

Ending the record of no typhoon landing in four years, the moderate typhoon "Hai Kui" brought serious damage to eastern and southern Taiwan. The agricultural losses in Taiwan exceeded 250 million yuan. For Taitung County, which bore the brunt, the Ministry of Agriculture immediately announced today (4th) Cash assistance and low-interest loans are available for all agricultural products in the county. Minister of Agriculture Chen Jizhong went to Taiyuan and Taiping areas in Taitung in the afternoon to inspect the damage to Wendan, citrus, banana and custard apples. He promised that the assessment of severely damaged items will be based on weather parameters. Eliminate on-site surveys and help farmers rebuild and resume farming as quickly as possible. According to the observation information of the Central Meteorological Administration, the rainfall brought by Typhoon Haikui accumulated from September 2 to 12 noon on the 4th. The windward counties and cities in Yilan County reached ...