Mounting losses suffered by the agricultural sector and related facilities caused by Typhoon Fanapi have reached an estimated NT$2.12 billion (US$65.27 million) , according to the Council of Agriculture Monday. The strong winds and heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Fanapi battered fruit- growing areas in southern Taiwan, damaging NT$1.63 billion (US$50.18 million) worth of agricultural crops, and affecting a total of 23,470 hectares of agricultural land, according to the latest estimate from the council. Banana crops suffered the biggest blow, followed by wax apples, papayas, dates and guavas, said the council. Damage to forest products was estimated at NT$21.62 million, while livestock losses were estimated at NT$68.27 million, with more than 8,000 pigs and 533,000 chickens killed, the council said. In addition, with as many as 188 hectares of breeding ponds IN Kaohsiung affected, aquaculture losses totaled NT$167.29 million, while the cost of damage to agricultural facilities hit NT$217.46 million, with Pingtung County being the worst-hit area, according to council estimates. Other costs of the storm included NT$10.06 million in damage to livestock facilities, NT$11.59 million in damage to fishery facilities and NT$160,000 in lost farmland, figures from the council showed. 