I can tell you that a good portion of the farmland in Las Barias and neighboring campos (in peravia province) got trashed by TS Noel. Perhaps about 30-40% of the farmland was flooded by the Nizao river and will be unusable for farming for quite some time. The Nizao river destroyed some farms, eroded the river bank and left behind rocks, sand and debris on a good portion of many farms. Most farmers in the area lost their crops and investments (all the money they had). Many farmers of this area are demoralized and broke. My uncle lost about 100 tareas of onions. When I spoke with him, he told me that he owed the bank money, his land was ruined and he lacked the will at age 60 to continue farming. Las Barias and neighboring campos produce a variety of veggies: onions, green peppers, cucumbers, papayas, plantains, bananas, ca?a, yucca, rice, beans and tomatoes (perhaps others veggies too but this is what I've actually seen being grown in the area). Cutting the useable farmland by almost half, in this area alone, will certainly cause a price increase in the general area. Although this is a very small farming area it is representative of most farming communities in the south. I would have to agree that plenty of hardship, food shortages and price increase are in our near future.
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