Titolo: THA: Rice Price Rises Threaten Worlds Poorest

Descrizione: AYUTTHAYA, THAILAND - APRIL 16: Rice that has not yet been milled is sifted with a bulldozer to allow it to dry at the Lienghuag Rice Intertrade Co. Ltd. April 16, 2008 in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Fears of a looming rice shortage were heightened today as rice prices climbed to record highs on the back of rising demand, export bans and bad weather delaying planting in the US. Asian prices have soared even more sharply as big importers have rushed to build stocks on fears supplies will become scarce as exporters clamp down on shipments. (Photo Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

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