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40 | El Salvador: Damage, Loss, and Needs Assesment TABLE 14. EL SALVADOR: VALUE OF DAMAGES AND LOSSES IN THE LIVESTOCK SUBSECTOR DUE TO TORRENTIAL RAINS, NOVEMBER 2009 Sector and subsector (in thousands of US$) Damages and losses Total Damages Losses Livestock a 6,787.8 354.6 6,433.2 1. Assets 479.6 354.6 125.0 Bovine cattle - - - Hogs - - - Poultry 204.6 204.6 - Poultry coops 150.0 150.0 - Prophylaxis b 125.0 - 125.0 2. Production 6,308.2 - 6,308.2 Impact on external sector Increase in imports Decrease in exports Eggs 6,308.2 - 6,308.2 368.3 Source: CEPAL, based on figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), General Bureau of Plant and Animal Health (DGSVA). a Does not include smallholdings totaling US$195,000, due to damages to family poultry, cows, hogs, Pelibuey sheep, and horses. b Includes medicines and payment to auxiliary staff. d) Fishery Subsector Fishery production in El Salvador has increased as a result of the growth in industrial fishing and aquaculture, which has allowed the country to export tilapia fillets. Due to the storms, for several days fishing could not be carried out, and thus artisanal and industrial fishing were affected. On the one hand, capture and production were reduced, and on the other hand, infrastructure suffered damages. IMAGE 16. LAKE ILOPANGO Source: CENDEPESCA.
II. POPULATION AND AFFECTED AREAS | 41 In terms of damages, aquaculture was the most affected, in the amount of US$299,800, especially to pond gates. Production losses refer to captures that could not be made, totaling more than US$1 million, divided into US$857,000 for artisanal fishing and US$179,000 for industrial fishing, including white shrimp, juvenile southern white shrimp and prawn. In terms of aquaculture, losses occurred in shrimp and tilapia, with a total loss of US$109,200. Damages and losses in the fishery and aquaculture sector totaled US$1.4 million, with the most damages related to artisanal fishermen because of the days they could not go out to fish. e) Workdays Lost In total, due to the storms, the agricultural subsector lost 964,186 workdays, representing 3,857 direct jobs. This means that peasants who work in agricultural and livestock activities lost US$3.1 million in wages. 28 No information is available on workdays lost in the livestock and fishery sectors. TABLE 15. EL SALVADOR: WORKDAYS AND JOBS LOST IN AGRICULTURE DUE TO TORRENTIAL RAINS, NOVEMBER 2009 (Number of daily wages and jobs) Workdays Direct jobs Expected Lost Expected a Lost Basic grains 24,424,617 803,377 97,698 3,214 Corn 14,674,781 66,571 58,699 266 Beans 6,801,146 725,239 27,205 2,901 Sorghum 2,535,005 315 10,140 1 Unhusked rice 413,685 11,252 1 655 45 Vegetables 1,394,451 4,885 5 578 20 Tomato 401,184 151 1 605 1 Loroco 112,518 3,357 450 13 Manioc (cassava) 109,402 525 438 2 Pipián (squash) 159,600 406 638 2 Chile 195,020 182 780 1 Corn 185,850 70 743 0 Green beans 23,678 157 95 1 Watermelon 207,200 38 829 0 Fruits 331,688 980 1,327 4 Banana 317,240 350 1,269 1 Guava 14,448 630 58 3 For export 21,718,060 154,943 86,872 620 Coffee 16,940,000 135,750 67,760 543 Sugar cane 4,710,860 18,899 18,843 76 Sesame seed 67,200 294 269 1 Total 47,868,816 964,186 191,475 3,857 Source: CEPAL, based on production cost information provided by the General Bureau of Agricultural and Livestock Economics (DGEA) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG). a One job equals 250 workdays. 28 The minimum wage as of January 2009 is US$3.24 per day.
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