Why rice crops could be in for a weird year

via bloomberg.com

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More than half the world’s population depends on rice to survive. But this year’s El Niño weather pattern and the ongoing climate crisis are intensifying dry, hot weather that could cause yields to plummet. Globally, rice production is set to fall for the first time in more than a decade, according to projections by the […]

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