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Prices for vegetables increased yesterday as Typhoon Longwang approached, with spring onions reaching as high as NT$260 per kilogram in Ilan's agricultural produce wholesale market. Spring onions, a herb that is a must in Chinese cuisine, have been in serious short supply due to damage to crops by typhoons. The sharp increases in spring onion prices have prompted a government investigation to see whether there has been illegal control of the market. Officials with Ilan's agricultural association said the price increases have been the result of shortages. They pointed out that the trade volume of spring onions at the county's...

Tracking Info For Typhoon Longwang Time Lat Lon Wind(mph) Storm type ------------------------------------------------------------- 18 GMT 09/25/05 19.8N 144.4E 35 Tropical Depression 00 GMT 09/26/05 19.5N 143.4E 35 Tropical Depression 12 GMT 09/26/05 20.2N 142.0E 50 Tropical Storm 18 GMT 09/26/05 20.9N 141.7E 70 Tropical Storm 00 GMT 09/27/05 21.5N 141.0E 80 Category 1 06 GMT 09/27/05 21.7N 140.1N 100 Category 2 12 GMT 09/27/05 22.0N 139.2N 105 Category 2 00 GMT 09/28/05 22.3N 137.5N 125 Category 3 06 GMT 09/28/05 22.5N 136.7N 140 Category 4 12 GMT 09/28/05 22.5N 136.1N 140 Category 4

Typhoon LONGWANG was born in Mariana Islands. It is forecast to move westward for the moment. This makes three typhoons active in the western north Pacific, which means that we are in the middle of the peak season of typhoons. Speaking about the peak season of typhoons, in Japan, today is known to be a unique day in terms of typhoon (landfall). This is because three famous typhoons made landfall at Japan on September 26; namely Toyamaru Typhoon (195415 / MARIE), Kanogawa Typhoon (195822 / IDA), and Isewan Typhoon (195915 / VERA). The list of typhoon damage reveals that these...