BBCNEWS Talking Business June 4, 2024 10:35:00
No, thats correct. weve had a series of events over the last few weeks which have caused prices to suddenly escalate again. prices for rice were already rising quite a bit. in fact, weve reached two year highs lately, and the reason for that is because unusual weather, particularly hot weather in asia, and this has caused crops, particularly rice yields, to suffer. so india, which is worried about domestic food inflation, decided that they would put a ban on rice exports and therefore hope, in t...
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