From surplus to strain: Iran war and El Nino threaten global rice supply
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Rice is central to global food security, and even small supply disruptions can ripple through countries, raising prices and straining household budgets.
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A worker cultivates rice plants at a farm in Bangkok. Rice supply is expected to fall this year due to impacts of the Iran war and an emerging El Nino weather phenomenon that is set to usher in hotter, drier conditions. | REUTERS
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