Farm Damage from Japan Rain Disaster Put at 48.1 B. Yen

July 16, 2018

Tokyo- Damage on the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors from the recent torrential rain that hit mainly western Japan was estimated at 48.05 billion yen as of 8 a.m. Monday (11 p.m. Sunday GMT), the agriculture ministry said.

The figure, up from 43.69 billion yen as of Sunday morning, is expected to increase further, with more damage on farmland, forests and agricultural facilities likely to be confirmed.

Concerns are growing over protracted adverse effects on production.

The damage from flooding and landslides breaks down into 2.24 billion yen for farm products including vegetables and fruits, 8.13 billion yen for farmland and 12.46 billion yen for agricultural facilities such as farm roads and reservoirs.

In addition, forest damage caused by fallen trees and landslides stood at 15.78 billion yen, damage on forestry roads 7.35 billion yen and damage on ports 780 million yen.

As damage on agricultural products in Okayama Prefecture, one of the hardest hit prefectures, started to be counted on Monday, the ministry believes that the damage figure seems set to rise further, an official said. Jiji Press