00:10A crop of spoiled peanuts in Yunlin, after weeks of continuous rain, drenched southern
00:17Taiwan. Yunlin County is one of the country's major sources of peanuts. Farmers are rushing
00:23to salvage the good ones, but spreading them out to dry becomes a new problem.
00:41In the coastal area, workers are sealing up breaches in several saltwater fish ponds
00:47to keep the overflowing gutters from pouring in more fresh water. The recent deluge has caused
00:52fish farmers massive losses. Not only were fish washed out of the ponds, but aquaculture
00:58crops like clams cannot survive in low salinity.
01:18Besides land and water crops, the recent spate of rain has also struck farms in Pingdong's
01:24mountains, where they grow a type of edible algae called nastak, or more commonly called
01:29witch's jelly. But there is no help available for local algae farmers.
01:47Over two million U.S. dollars in agricultural damages have been recorded across Taiwan since the
01:53beginning of June. Pingdong and Yunlin together account for over 70 percent of that amount.
01:59And with typhoon season just around the corner, farmers and authorities are anxious about what
02:05may come. Client Wong in I-Ringlin for Taiwan Plus.
02:08Client Wong in I-Ringlin for Taiwan Plus.
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