Harvesting pears ahead of schedule Before approaching Typhoon No. 10, Oita Hita September 3, 14:03
Because Typhoon No. 10 may approach Kyushu from weekends to the beginning of the week, farmers in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, one of the leading pear producing areas in Kyushu, had their production schedules ahead of schedule.
Taking advantage of the large difference in temperature between day and night in Hita city, more than 80 farmers grow pears, and it is known as one of the leading production areas in Kyushu.
Since Typhoon No. 10 is very powerful and may approach Kyushu from weekends to the beginning of the week, the farmers are expected to carry out harvesting work ahead of schedule in order to prevent the pears from being damaged due to the strong wind and the product value from falling. I did it.
Tetsuya Ito's 1 hectare-sized pear garden in the Yamadawara area of Hita City was harvesting the pears that Mr. Ito was planning to harvest a few days later on the morning of the third day, with occasional light rain.
Mr. Ito said, "Typhoon No. 10 is a typhoon of a scale that has never been seen recently, and all pear farmers are very worried. I'm just hoping that my course will deviate against my expectations."