About 10 thousand farmland.
Such crops are damaged: banana, pineapple, ginger, turmeric, tapioca, rubber, coconut, rice, pepper, areca nut and nutmeg. Banana plantations suffered the greatest losses.
Meanwhile, the crop is the main source of income for farmers, especially in anticipation of the Onam festival. According to experts, the losses of farmers who grow bananas in the area are about 1 billion pounds (12.6 million euros).
A farmer from Caladi said rain destroyed main crops, especially bananas. Nutmeg farmers also reported large losses. According to the Department of Agriculture, 7,000 nutmeg trees were damaged.
Vegetable farming also suffered serious damage. The estimated vegetable growing area affected by the rain is about 200 ha. Pineapple farmers in Muwattupuh and surrounding areas reported crop loss, putrefactive disease, and fruit deformation due to rain.