Last week, a very strong typhoon hit South-East Asia and the coasts of China. The Philippines, Taiwan and Fujian got the worst of the storm.
The typhoon also caused severe damage to Xiamen's local greenhouse industry. Mr. Wu from Xinchengxin Agricultural Technology in Xiamen, has told Freshplaza that one of his colleagues went to check on the local greenhouses during the typhoon and found many of the greenhouses blown away. But since Xinchengxin considered the vulnerability of the region to typhoons, special materials were chosen to fortify the structures of the greenhouses. "One customer had a hectare of greenhouses blown away by the typhoon. But only the plastic covering has been blown away. The structure of the greenhouses is still standing. He is very glad to have invested a little more money at the time for stronger materials. Compared to other greenhouses that were destroyed by the typhoon, he believes that the extra investment was absolutely worthwhile."
Moreover, since this typhoon mainly hit the Xiamen and Quanzhou regions in Fujian, the pomelo fruits of Zhanzhou have not been damaged. The cultivation enterprise for pomelos in Fujian, told Freshplaza that they are blessed that they were spared from the typhoon. The pomelos had just been ready for harvest. If the typhoon would have hit in full force, the aftermath would have been unimaginable.