Farmers in Ilocos Norte and Pangasinan are facing heavy losses after Super Typhoon #NandoPH battered their farmlands, compounding their struggles with low palay prices.

In Laoag City, farmer Danilo Alipio said the storm left his crops damaged beyond recovery.

“Yung hindi na tutuloy ng bunga. Kasi masisira na. Sa ngayon wala na, kasi pag uminit na masisira na,” he said.

In Dagupan City, Alex Rosal Sr., a farmer said his rice fields had been flooded since July 2025 and were further inundated after the storm.

“Eh yun lang, yung sinasaka namin ngayon, namatay kasi nalubog sa tubig. Wala nang nabuhay kasi yung baha,” he said.

According to the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG), farmers are also struggling with plummeting palay prices, which have dropped to as low as P7 to P8 per kilo due to poor grain quality.

“Yung moisture content kasi umakyat eh. Umabot ng 30 percent ang moisture content. Pag fresh harvest kasi mga 22 percent lang yan pero dahil doon sa mga bagyo, medyo naapektuhan yung quality ng mga palay natin,” SINAG chairperson Engr. Rosendo So said.

Initial data from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 1 showed that agricultural damage across the Ilocos Region has reached P82.3 million, with Ilocos Norte bearing the biggest loss at P59.9 million, followed by Pangasinan at P15.8 million.

OCD assured that government agencies are working together to provide assistance to the affected farmers.