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Jujube farmers in Miaoli are despairing, after all their hard work this year was ruined due to Typhoon Bavi last week. Jujubes are a key agricultural industry in the county. The sector got a nasty surprise just as the harvest was underway. The storm caused fruit to drop from trees and to crack, making it unsalvageable. The county commissioner joined agriculture officials to inspect the damage in Gongguan Township, where farmers estimate they’ve lost 50% of their crops. Let’s hear more.

Jujube farmer
Miaoli
Look at all this. Not one of them is good. They’re all cracked.

Jujube farmer
Miaoli
We hired three people to harvest them at NT$200 per hour. Only these few are salvageable. It’s a total loss if you factor in labor costs.

Chung Tung-chin
Miaoli Commissioner
I’ll talk with the council on behalf of our farmers, to see whether our county can subsidize part of the harvesting labor costs.

Hsu Chi-ming
Kung-Kuan Farmers’ Association
Production has been halved. Of the 50 tons we produced in all of Gongguan, we’ve been left with just 25 tons.

Gongguan and the nearby Tongluo Township estimate that some 20 hectares of jujube orchards were affected. Estimated monetary losses total some NT$2.88 million. The area received more than 100mm of rain in a span of 24 hours, which meets the central government’s threshold to be considered a disaster for mature jujube trees. Farmers can apply for disaster relief of NT$80,000 per hectare. The county government says it will provide assistance with the process.

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