RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Initial estimates for crop damage and livestock losses to North Carolina's agriculture industry are expected to be over $1.1 billion, based on assessments following Hurricane Florence, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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That's far more than the $400 million seen following Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
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Here are the estimates by crops:
Row crop losses are estimated at $986.6 million
Forestry losses are estimated at $69.6 million
Green industry losses are estimated at $30 million
Vegetable and horticulture crop losses are estimated at $26.8 million
Livestock, poultry and aquaculture losses are estimated at $23.1 million
Livestock losses are 4.1 million poultry and an estimate of 5,500 hogs.
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The estimates were based on the percentage of crops still in the field in the 35 most highly impacted counties.
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