TYPHOON MEGI CAUSES AGRICULTURAL LOSSES OF NT$1.7B|梅姬農損破17億 菜泡水中來不及搶收

Due to Typhoon Megi, Prices of vegetables have increased by 60% on average due to decreased supply. For example, prices for lettuce have doubled! As of Sep. 30, prices of some vegetables stabilized, but yam leaves and spring onion prices remain high. After the typhoon was gone, many people rushed to the markets to buy fresh vegetables before they ran out. ==CONSUMER== For vegetables harvested before the typhoon, prices are ok. They might become more expensive in another day of two. ==CONSUMER== (How much have prices gone up?) About 20-30%. Thanks to increased supply, the vegetables' average price has gone down from NT$50.1 to NT$43.1. However, yam leaves and spring onion prices have gone up to over NT$139 and NT$155, respectively. Prices of some vegetables such as cabbage, bok choy, or lettuce have also doubled. Vegetable vendors said that many vegetables have been destroyed by the typhoon. ==VEGETABLE VENDOR== It's been sunny for the past few days, so vegetables became yellow and rotten. This means fewer products. The nets used to protect the produce were destroyed by the typhoon. Yunlin farmers are working to restore their field. According to the Council of Agriculture, Typhoon Megi resulted in an agricultural loss of NT$1.7 billion. Yulin suffered the worst loss of NT$ 400 million, followed by Chiayi, Changhua, and Nantou. The production is cut by 30-40%. ==LU CHUAN-LI, Sec-Gen, Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing== We understand that the loss in vegetable produce is about 30-40%. If the weather is stable, we expect the next batch of produce to be ready for market around mid-Oct. By then vegetable prices will stabilize. ==YUNLIN FARMER== It will be at least a month before another harvest. We need to till the land, plant the seeds, and cultivate the produce. Yunlin farmers said new produce will not be ready for harvest for at least another month. As such, produce supply shortage may be seen in the next month. Vegetable prices will not likely to stabilize until mid-Oct. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 梅姬颱風造成中部農損慘重，農田圍網都被強風吹毀，農民種的菜來不及搶收，幾乎都泡在水裡。昨天到貨量大減，平均菜價也比前天漲六成，今天到貨量增加，菜價也稍回穩，但地瓜葉、青蔥價格由於量少，價格大漲。 颱風遠離，婆婆媽媽們趕緊到市場買新鮮的蔬菜，就怕晚一步來，菜都被買光了！ ==民眾== 颱風前收成 所以這兩天(價格)還好 過兩天可能會更貴 ==民眾== （價格你覺得差多少） 價格差不多差兩至三成 今天蔬菜到貨量增加，菜價稍稍回穩，平均菜價從昨天的50.1元，降到43.1元，但像地瓜葉和青蔥的價格未減反漲，每公斤的價格分別飆破139元和155元，其他像是高麗菜、小白菜、萵苣價格也漲1倍，菜販說颱風來襲，葉菜類幾乎泡水，不是爛掉，就是賣相不佳。 ==菜販== 這幾天天氣放晴 怕說產地水一退陽光曝曬 （蔬菜)黃掉 腐爛掉 它的量會更少 被強風吹毀的圍網到處亂飛，雲林的農民忙著整理菜園，根據農委會統計，這次梅姬颱風造成全台超過17億農損，其中以雲林4億最多、其次是嘉義、彰化、南投農損也很嚴重，預估蔬菜收成減少3-4成。 ==台北農產運銷公司主秘 路全利== 目前我們所瞭解蔬菜的災損 大概是在3到4成左右 我們預估如果氣候很穩定 很平順的話 我們預估在10月中旬起 這些受損的蔬菜 可以陸陸續續復耕上市 屆時菜價也可以趨於平穩下來 ==雲林農民== 大約還要一個多月 才有辦法再收成 要翻土 播種 還要栽培 雲林農民表示，至少要等上一個月才能再有蔬菜收成。接下來半個月至一個月，恐怕會遇上菜量不足的困境。至於整體菜價則要等到十月中才會回穩。 王柏文 王威雄 陳信隆 台北雲林報導