Asia's Rice Bowl; Rice  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 401 no. 8759 (Nov. 2011), page 82.
Topik: Rice; Exports; Commodity Prices; Floods; Agricultural Commodities

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In Asia kingdoms are said to rise and fall with the shifting price of rice. So the continent's rulers presumably ought to be worried by the effects of disastrous floods in Thailand, the world's biggest exporter of the white grains. Pessimists worry that Thailand's exports could be cut by 3m-4m tonnes. With the world trade in rice expected to hit over 33m tonnes in 2011 this could take around 10% out of the market. If the same thing happened with oil or wheat the results would be calamitous. But the nature of the rice market means that the consequences may not be as severe. Rice is a resilient crop, and the floods may not do as much damage as some fear.

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