Hurricane Helene has not only caused damage to Georgia homes, schools and cars, but to the state’s agricultural industry as well.
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) announced on Thursday that the estimated cost of lost crops and farm recovery, as well as losses for workers and agricultural support businesses, will amount to a $6.46 billion hit to the state economy.
And that is just an early estimate.
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