Typhoon damage on carnation Expected to significantly reduce shipment volume Chiba Minamiboso September 25, 17:11
Popular carnations for “Mother's Day” gifts. In Minamiboso City, Chiba Prefecture, where production is thriving, the damage caused by the strong typhoon No. 15 caused damage to the agricultural house.
Chiba Prefecture has the highest shipment of carnations in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the largest in the metropolitan area. In the main production area, Minami Boso City, 10 farmhouses form associations, and every year from October to May the next year, about 5 million. Producing books.
Among them, grandfather started cultivation in 1973, and Mr. Makoto Anzai (40), who is the third generation himself, has shipped about 300,000 bottles every year.
However, the glass that covers the roof of the agricultural house was broken by this typhoon, and after more than two weeks, it is still being chased to clean up the debris scattered in the house.
Prospect to repair the house is not standing, as it is in not grow carnations in the winter, shipments is that there is a possibility that the fall to about one-third of the previous years.
In addition, the restoration of agricultural houses is expected to cost at least 10 million yen.
According to Chiba Prefecture, as of the 20th of this month, the carnation damage in the prefecture is about 300 million yen, so the prefecture wants to check the detailed situation of the damage and consider farmer support measures.
Mr. Anzai said, “At present, it is quite difficult to recover with the help of individuals alone, and we need the help of the country and prefecture. We want to recover anything, so we want to find a specific method for reconstruction.” It was.