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A severe dry spell linked to El Nino is sweeping across Asia's rice-producing regions, compounding the difficulties faced by farmers who are already struggling with high fuel and fertilizer costs resulting from the war in Ukraine. The combination of drought and elevated input prices threatens to reduce harvests significantly, which could drive up global rice prices and exacerbate inflation in economies still recovering from the war's economic fallout. The article, published by The Business Times Singapore on July 25, 2026, highlights the compounding crises affecting the world's key rice-growing areas.
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SINGAPORE — A dry spell is sweeping across Asia's rice fields, dealing another blow to farmers already grappling with steep fuel costs and the lingering economic fallout from the war.
Lower harvests risk driving up food prices and fanning inflation at a time when economies across the region are still coping with the disruption caused by the conflict.
Image: Lower harvests risk driving up food prices, fanning inflation at a time when economies are coping with the fallout from the war. (PHOTO: NYTIMES)
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El Nino worsens plight of Asia’s rice belt after war price shock