Typhoon Megi passed the main island of the Philippines and went to China on Tuesday, and authorities of the initial estimates showed that the super-storm on one percent of the rice crop has been damaged unmilled country.
The Agriculture Department estimated earlier that about 105,000 tons or 10 percent of the annual harvest of Cagayan Valley were damaged by the worst of more than 230,000 tonnes.
The northern region for about 12 percent of domestic production. The Philippines is the largest importer of rice and the damage caused by typhoon can buy more than I expected for 2011, which is pushing international prices.
Megi, locally known as John was a Category 5 super typhoon with winds over 250 km / h (155 mph) when it struck the north-east of Luzon, the largest island, just before noon Monday.
The national disaster agency, now the death toll to 10, a low figure for a strong typhoon in the country. Fuller estimates the damage is expected on Tuesday, despite the typhoon had cut power and communications in many areas.
The government seemed to have prepared for the storm to help around 7000 people and sending trucks and other vehicles with the rescue and relief operations to evacuate.
In July, a typhoon killed 102 people, after it unexpectedly changed direction and cut into slices of Manila, the average power in the city of 12 million people. The storm prompted the president Benigno Aquino, chief meteorologist of looting.
After the withdrawal of the Philippines, Megi should be some power over the South China Sea to recover. Tropical Storm Risk (http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com) projections show the storm is expected, from Vietnam to China, with the center, between the island of Hainan and Hong Kong.
China National Meteorology said on Monday, Megi, the worst in the country to achieve this year, and urged local authorities to prepare for extreme weather conditions.