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The typhoons that hit in October and early November are expected to lead to little disruption to agriculture, the analyst said.
“All the agricultural sectors of the Philippines will be affected by the series of typhoons and it will have an impact on the agricultural output. However, without getting small results, the President of the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc., who has been told Businessworld Via Viber.
Raul Q. Montemaye, the Country Manager of the Federation of Free Farmers, said that agriculture is still in wheat “recovery” after the growth in 2024, the recent storms are almost impossible for long growth.
“Storms may occur normally in the fourth quarter. They will affect the result, but not compared to the levels in 2023, which was the last normal year,” he told Businessworld Via Viber.
Mr. Montemayor said that Palay (unmilled rice) was in the harvest stage when the typhoons hit, so many losses were avoided. He also added that although vegetables and other high crops can be affected, the recovery times of such crops are usually short.
PoulTry, which increased by 10.6% year-on-year in the third quarter, is also expected to increase growth in the last quarter, although the demand may be extended.
“There will be growth,” Elias Jose M. Insuint, chairman of the United Broiler Regiesers Association, told Businessworld Via Viber. “The biggest threat will be the demand side. If it is weak compared to last year, the industry will adjust and reduce production.
Analysts are also not overly concerned about the fishing industry, which recorded an annual decline of 2.7% in the third quarter.
“Any storm has a negative impact on fishing. But the sector is recovering quickly. Right now, those with damaged fish stocks and fishponds are preparing to repair, and resume production,” Businessworld Via Messenger.
Six typhoons have passed through the Philippines in this direction.
The doses of typhoons (known in the Philippines as Pailippines (Fengshen (Ramil), which hit in October), caused a combined agricultural loss of more than P180 million, affecting the estimates of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Typhoon Matmo mainly affected rice and high-quality crops in Cagayan province, while Typhoon Fenshen affected rice, high-quality crops, and poultry in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and western visayas.
According to the first data from DA Typhoon Kalmaegi (Tino), which recently hit the visayas and parts of Mindanao, it has affected millions of farmers in the loss of agriculture, affecting about 3,500 hectares of farms. DA reported damage and loss of rice, maize, crops, cassava, livestock and poultry.
The agricultural damage caused by the typhoon-wal-wong (uwan), which recently crossed Luzon, should be determined.
