ILAGAN, Isabela: While the rainy season is already felt in most parts of the country, delayed effects of El Niño still wreak havoc on thousands of hectares, destroying millions-worth of agricultural crops in the province.

Latest assessment of the Provincial Agriculture Office here showed that at least 42,195 hectares of farmlands have been affected by the delayed dry spell resulting in the loss of more than P290-million worth of corn and palay (unmilled rice).

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