{"id":5408,"date":"2023-05-13T10:14:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T10:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/?p=5408"},"modified":"2023-07-18T10:14:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T10:14:41","slug":"el-nino-may-slash-thai-rice-crop-and-spur-inflation-across-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/el-nino-may-slash-thai-rice-crop-and-spur-inflation-across-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"El Nino May Slash Thai Rice Crop and Spur Inflation Across Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thai farmers asked to grow one crop this year instead of two<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s an early sign of the weather pattern hitting food output<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-32.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131045\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Thai wet season, which normally begins in the third week of May, will start a bit later this year with a period of intermittent rain in June, the Bangkok Post reported.&nbsp;<em>Photographer: Luke Duggleby\/Bloomberg<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thailand, the world\u2019s second-biggest rice exporter, is asking farmers to grow only one crop this year \u2014 instead of the usual two \u2014 as a likely El Nino looks set to reduce rainfall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rice is highly water-intensive and is dependent on irrigation and enough precipitation. It\u2019s an early sign of how the disruptive weather pattern is threatening global food production. The resulting drop in rice output also has the potential to push up prices of a staple food for more than half the world\u2019s population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The request was&nbsp;reported&nbsp;in the Bangkok Post, which cited Thailand\u2019s Office of the National Water Resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The emerging El Nino is already contributing to&nbsp;severe heat&nbsp;that\u2019s roasted Southeast Asia in recent weeks. The weather pattern typically results in hotter, drier conditions in many parts of Asia. As well as rice, it\u2019s a risk to output of crops including palm oil, cocoa and sugar, of which Thailand is also a major producer. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thai&nbsp;sugar production&nbsp;may drop to the second lowest since 2009-10 in the season<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.czapp.com\/auth\/analyst-insights\/5184?utm_source=Czapp&amp;utm_campaign=d43bf574f7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_07_03_37_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_d45e03a019-d43bf574f7-112460340\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<\/a>that runs from October, trader Czarnikow Group Ltd. said in a note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Thai wet season, which normally begins in the third week of May, will start a bit later this year with a period of intermittent rain in June, the Bangkok Post reported. The national water agency has developed a management plan for the country\u2019s dams to help preserve water, which would require close cooperation from all, especially farmers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand, the world\u2019s second-biggest rice exporter, is asking farmers to grow only one crop this year \u2014 instead of the usual two \u2014 as a likely El Nino looks set to reduce rainfall.&nbsp; Rice is highly water-intensive and is dependent on irrigation and enough precipitation. 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