Thailand facing rice harvest crisis
The worst drought for two decades is putting Thailand’s rice harvest in jeopardy and could lead to a freeze on exports.
The region, which annually exports an average of 9 million metric tonnes of rice, and consumes as much domestically, is expected to produce as little as 2 million metric tonnes this year.
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