THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said production losses and damage to agriculture-related infrastructure due to Tropical Depression “Usman” increased to P431.21 million, disaster authorities said on Wednesday.

Latest report from the Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Operation Center (DA-DRRMOC) said the rise was largely due to high production losses recorded at 9,396 metric tons (MT) of damaged crops in 26,226 hectares of agricultural areas.

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