The recent cold snap has caused damage to agricultural and fishery crops. As of 5:00 p.m. today (2nd), the Council of Agriculture has estimated that the total agricultural and fishery damage in Taiwan has reached 73.26 million yuan. 55.6 million yuan.

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[Reporter Yang Yuanting/Taipei Report] Recently, the cold snap has hit, causing damage to agricultural and fishery crops. As of 5:00 p.m. today (2nd), the Council of Agriculture’s statistics show that the national agricultural and fishery damage has reached 73.26 million yuan, of which high The loss of pear ears and hard corn reached about 55.6 million yuan and 12.24 million yuan respectively, and the damage to the fishery was 1.6 million yuan. The damaged fishery was mainly milkfish mixed with meretrix meretrix.

The cold snap hit the whole of Taiwan, causing agricultural disasters. According to the statistics of the Agricultural Council, the amount of damage to agriculture and fishery reached 73.26 million yuan. If it is divided into counties and cities, Taichung City suffered the most damage, reaching 50.46 million yuan, followed by Chiayi County. The amount of agricultural loss is 71.66 million yuan. The damaged area of ​​crops is 1944 hectares, the damage degree is 24%. The converted non-harvested area is 473 hectares. 31%, converted to an unharvested area of ​​255 hectares, and a loss of 55.61 million yuan, followed by hard corn, loquat, cantaloupe and cantaloupes.

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The loss of fishery is estimated to be 1.6 million yuan. The damaged fishery is mainly milkfish polycultured in Yunlin Meretrix meretrix.

The Agricultural Finance Bureau also inspects the insurance policies related to meteorological parameters related to agriculture and fishery. The two waves of cold currents in Chiayi, Tainan and other areas during the Spring Festival have been in Chiayi, Tainan and other areas for more than 10 consecutive hours. It has exceeded ten million yuan.

The Agricultural Finance Bureau also stated that climate change is becoming more and more serious. Farmers and fishermen can reduce disaster losses and maintain income through insurance mechanisms. At present, 27 types of products and 42 insurance policies have been developed, and farmers are urged to actively purchase insurance.