Typhoon No. 10 Fukui August 16 at 15:08
Due to Typhoon No. 10, Fukui Prefecture suffered a series of damages caused by strong winds on pear fruits that were about to be harvested.
At the pear farm in the Iwaya area of Wakasa-cho, which is known as the production area of pears in Fukui Prefecture, pears such as “Kosui”, which was scheduled to be harvested on the 18th, fell, and the farmers were chased away.
According to the Iwaya Pear Production Association, there are 17 farmers in this area that cultivate pears in a field of approximately 5 hectares, but almost 30% of the pears were damaged. .
In this area, many pear fruits fell during last year's typhoon.
Kiyotaka Yoshida, director of the Iwaya Pear Production Association, said, “There is no way for the typhoon to come, but we will respond to the damage that will continue for two years. I hope that the typhoon will not come and nurture the remaining pears carefully. I want to ship it. "