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Rice prices surge to 7-year high as coronavirus sparks stockpiling
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- Prices of staple grains rice and wheat have gained recently as the coronavirus outbreak is limiting labor availability and prompting countries to stockpile even though overall supplies are ample.
- There are expectations of higher demand for Thai rice after fellow top exporters India and Vietnam both face export disruptions of the strategic staple food due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, formally known as COVID-19.
- "Unlike other sectors, agriculture is heavily affected by the timing of the lockdown rather than the duration because of the strict planting and harvesting calendar," said Samarendu Mohanty, Asia regional director at the Peru-based International Potato Center. "If the planting season is missed, there will be no crop for the season or for the entire year."
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