Worldwide Supply Of Rice Projected To Shrink Significantly Due To El Niño
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The global supply of rice is projected to shrink significantly due to the effects of El Niño.
The global supply of rice is projected to shrink significantly due to the effects of El Niño.
According to the Japan Times, the weather system has produced high heat in India and droughts in Thailand and Vietnam--three countries which “account for more than 60 percent of the global rice trade.”
As a result, these and other top exporters are expected to ship just 19 million tons of the grain during 2016 compared with 40-plus million tons in 2013, reports the Rakyat Post.
The global supply of rice is projected to shrink significantly due to the effects of El Niño.
According to the Japan Times, the weather system has produced high heat in India and droughts in Thailand and Vietnam--three countries which “account for more than 60 percent of the global rice trade.”
As a result, these and other top exporters are expected to ship just 19 million tons of the grain during 2016 compared with 40-plus million tons in 2013, reports the Rakyat Post.