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  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND: A man fills recycled soft drink bottles with water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it.  In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - SANGKHA, SURIN, THAILAND: A woman works in her rice field with her son, preparing to plant the 2016 rice crop. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - SANGKHA, SURIN, THAILAND: A woman works in her rice field with her son, preparing to plant the 2016 rice crop. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - SANGKHA, SURIN, THAILAND: A woman works in her rice field with her son, preparing to plant the 2016 rice crop. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought022.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - BAN CHAN, SURIN, THAILAND:   A farmer prepares his rice fields for planting in Surin, Thailand. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - BAN CHAN, SURIN, THAILAND:   A farmer prepares his rice fields for planting in Surin, Thailand. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - BAN CHAN, SURIN, THAILAND:   A farmer prepares his rice fields for planting in Surin, Thailand. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought014.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought011.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND: A man fills recycled soft drink bottles with water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it.  In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought058.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - SANGKHA, SURIN, THAILAND: A woman works in her rice field with her son, preparing to plant the 2016 rice crop. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought021.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - SANGKHA, SURIN, THAILAND: A woman works in her rice field with her son, preparing to plant the 2016 rice crop. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought020.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - SANGKHA, SURIN, THAILAND: A woman and her son pose in their rice field in Surin while the woman was hoeing the field and preparing to plant her 2016 rice crop. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought019.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - BAN CHAN, SURIN, THAILAND:   A farmer prepares his rice fields for planting in Surin, Thailand. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought017.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought013.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought009.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought007.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought006.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought004.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought003.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought012.jpg
  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought010.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane045.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane034.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant sugar cane workers eat their breakfasts on the edge of the fields they were hired to harvest. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane005.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant sugar cane workers eat their breakfasts on the edge of the fields they were hired to harvest. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane004.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand buy snacks from a roving vendor during their lunch break in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane066.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND:  Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand rest in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane065.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane062.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: Chaff from sugar plants burns in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane059.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand burns out the chaff from sugar plants in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane058.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand burns out the chaff from sugar plants in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane057.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand burns out the chaff from sugar plants in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand cuts sugar cane during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand cuts sugar cane during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand cuts sugar cane during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - BO SUPHAN, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND:  A truck carrying sugar cane to a sugar mill in rural western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A sugar cane loader picks up sugar cane stacked in a field during the harvest in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  A worker stands on top of sugar cane stacked in a truck during the harvest in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand rests on the edge of a sugar cane field during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand rests on the edge of a sugar cane field during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand rest on the edge of a sugar cane field during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant sugar cane workers walk out to the fields they were hired to harvest. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: An irrigation canal that waters sugar cane fields in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant sugar cane workers eat their breakfasts on the edge of the fields they were hired to harvest. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant sugar cane workers eat their breakfasts on the edge of the fields they were hired to harvest. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant sugar cane workers eat their breakfasts on the edge of the fields they were hired to harvest. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People swim in the reservoir behind Huai Khanad Mon Dam in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The reservoir is almost out of water and is too low to water the agricultural fields around it. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People swim in the reservoir behind Huai Khanad Mon Dam in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The reservoir is almost out of water and is too low to water the agricultural fields around it. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND:  Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand rest in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND:  Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand rest in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: Chaff from sugar plants burns in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  A worker stands on top of sugar cane stacked in a truck during the harvest in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand rests on the edge of a sugar cane field during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND:  Neighbors talk about the drought in Thailand. The woman in the tractor (left) goes out looking for water and then sells what she doesn't use. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND:  Neighbors talk about the drought in Thailand. The woman in the tractor (left) goes out looking for water and then sells what she doesn't use. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND:  A man fills his home water tanks with water he traveled more than a mile to find in Si Liam, Buri Ram. The man said his rice crop failed this year because of the drought and he didn't know how he was going to get through to the next planting season. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JULY 2015 - THAILAND:   A Thai soldiers fills a water tank at a home in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok. The drought that has crippled agriculture in central Thailand is now impacting residential areas near Bangkok. The Thai government is reporting that more than 250,000 homes in the provinces surrounding Bangkok have had their domestic water cut because the canals that supply water to local treatment plants were too low to feed the plants. Local government agencies and the Thai army are trucking water to impacted communities and homes. Roads in the area have started collapsing because of subsidence caused by the retreating waters. Central Thailand is contending with drought. By one estimate, about 80 percent of Thailand's agricultural land is in drought like conditions and farmers have been told to stop planting new acreage of rice, the area's principal cash crop.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JULY 2015 - THAILAND:   A Thai army water truck drives through a residential development in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok. The drought that has crippled agriculture in central Thailand is now impacting residential areas near Bangkok. The Thai government is reporting that more than 250,000 homes in the provinces surrounding Bangkok have had their domestic water cut because the canals that supply water to local treatment plants were too low to feed the plants. Local government agencies and the Thai army are trucking water to impacted communities and homes. Roads in the area have started collapsing because of subsidence caused by the retreating waters. Central Thailand is contending with drought. By one estimate, about 80 percent of Thailand's agricultural land is in drought like conditions and farmers have been told to stop planting new acreage of rice, the area's principal cash crop.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JULY 2015 - THAILAND:  A laborer goes net fishing in a khlong (irrigation canal) in Pathum Thani province. The canal, which is normally about 10 meters deep, is essentially empty. The drought that has crippled agriculture in central Thailand is now impacting residential areas near Bangkok. The Thai government is reporting that more than 250,000 homes in the provinces surrounding Bangkok have had their domestic water cut because the canals that supply water to local treatment plants were too low to feed the plants. Local government agencies and the Thai army are trucking water to impacted communities and homes. Roads in the area have started collapsing because of subsidence caused by the retreating waters. Central Thailand is contending with drought. By one estimate, about 80 percent of Thailand's agricultural land is in drought like conditions and farmers have been told to stop planting new acreage of rice, the area's principal cash crop.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JULY 2015 - THAILAND:  A provincial water department worker rolls up a hose after delivering water to a homeowner (left) in Nakhon Nayok province. The drought that has crippled agriculture in central Thailand is now impacting residential areas near Bangkok. The Thai government is reporting that more than 250,000 homes in the provinces surrounding Bangkok have had their domestic water cut because the canals that supply water to local treatment plants were too low to feed the plants. Local government agencies and the Thai army are trucking water to impacted communities and homes. Roads in the area have started collapsing because of subsidence caused by the retreating waters. Central Thailand is contending with drought. By one estimate, about 80 percent of Thailand's agricultural land is in drought like conditions and farmers have been told to stop planting new acreage of rice, the area's principal cash crop.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JULY 2015 - THAILAND: Provincial water department workers deliver water to a private residence in Nakhon Nayok province. The drought that has crippled agriculture in central Thailand is now impacting residential areas near Bangkok. The Thai government is reporting that more than 250,000 homes in the provinces surrounding Bangkok have had their domestic water cut because the canals that supply water to local treatment plants were too low to feed the plants. Local government agencies and the Thai army are trucking water to impacted communities and homes. Roads in the area have started collapsing because of subsidence caused by the retreating waters. Central Thailand is contending with drought. By one estimate, about 80 percent of Thailand's agricultural land is in drought like conditions and farmers have been told to stop planting new acreage of rice, the area's principal cash crop.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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