>>A Virginia Tech Estimates Helene Caused Likely $630M In Losses to Virginia’s Agriculture
(Blackburg, VA) -- Recent reports now estimating the amount of damage caused by Hurricane Helene going to cost hundreds of millions of dollars to recover. Katie Gray has the latest.Preview: SCRIPT:
A Virginia Tech economic analysis has determined that the damage from Hurricane Helene to Virginia’s agriculture, forestry, and other industries is estimated to be between $416 and $630 million dollars. The estimates include direct losses on farms, future income losses for producers, and the ripple effects on the regional economy. 10 On Your Side reports that the ripple effects of the storm on the regional economy were calculated to be between $191.1 million and $404.8 million.
