Taiwan: Yilan has been hit hard by torrential rain, ginger, garlic, and cabbage lost 2.35 million yuan

Affected by the peripheral circulation of Typhoon Nisha and the combination of the northeast monsoon, the accumulated rainfall in Datong Township in Yilan has exceeded 1,110 mm since the 15th, and the rivers on both sides of the downstream Lanyang River have been submerged. Ginger, cabbage, cabbage, green garlic, pumpkin, etc., as well as green garlic and green onions in the middle and lower reaches of Yuanshan, Yilan City, Zhuangwei, Wujie and other townships. The Agricultural Committee statistics today (17) Yilan County has a total loss of about 2.35 million yuan. Chen Yuhua, director-general of the Zhuangwei Township Farmers Association, said that the green garlic grown in Yilan is soft and finely fibrous, with long white garlic, which is called “white garlic” locally. The price is good when the harvest is good. This time, the heavy rain stream was flooded to the level of the Lanyang Bridge. "It was completely unexpected." Before the harvest, and farmers have limited seeds, ...