About 89,000 Filipino farmers and fisherfolk have incurred combined losses of P7.6 billion from damage caused by Typhoon Quinta and Supertyphoon Rolly to the agriculture sector, based on latest Department of Agriculture (DA) estimates. As of 5 p.m. of November 9, Quinta and Rolly affected 162,693 hectares of agricultural areas in CAR, Regions I, II, III, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, V, VI, and VIII, according to DA. Volume of production loss is now pegged at 279,071 metric tons (MT) which covers rice, corn, high-value crops, fisheries and livestock, according to the DA. It added that it also recorded damage to irrigation and agricultural facilities. “Around 10 million pieces of available tilapia and milkfish fingerlings, as well as fishing gears and paraphernalia, are for distribution,” the DA said.

Arcalas, J. E. Y. (2020, November 11). Damage to agriculture sector from Rolly, Quinta now at P7.6 billion. Business Mirror, p. A8.