Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the support package would be welcome news for those affected, particularly primary producers that lost stock and infrastructure.

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"The flooding and severe storms late last year impacted many Tasmanians, particularly our primary producers in the Derwent Valley and Huon regions," he said.

"Primary producers lost fencing, water and irrigation infrastructure, as well as stock, while intense hail severely impacted local fruit growers, leaving some unable to resume full operations within 12 months.

"This funding will help alleviate these impacts and help primary producers back on their feet, in addition to allowing local councils to fix public assets and infrastructure that were damaged."

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Fruit Growers Tasmania welcomed the announcement for hail affected fruit growers in the state's South.

FGT chief executive Peter Cornish said he was pleased the Tasmanian and Australian governments agreed to the peak body's application for disaster recovery assistance for fruit growers affected by the December 2021 hail storm in the Huon Valley.

"We estimate that over $3 million in damage was caused to apples, some $1.5 million to cherries, and almost $1 million to infrastructure, all in a matter of hours," he said.

"While the level of assistance will clearly not meet those losses, all assistance is very welcome."

Primary producers affected by the storms last yeah who wish to find out more about the recovery grants program should visit the Department of State Growth website.

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