Drought threatens Thai rice export

Worst drought in 20 years threatens world number one exporter’s output.

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Thailand is the world’s number one exporter of rice providing one third of the world’s total supply.

But the country is suffering from the worst drought in 20 years, and that could have consequences for the entire economy.

Al Jazeera’s Aela Callan reports from northern Thailand.

Source: Al Jazeera

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