Surging prices spurring violent food riots

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A man plants rice outside Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in early May. World rice prices have tripled since January, and some Asian countries have curbed rice exports in order to guarantee their own supplies. (Slamet Riyadi, Associated Press)
Slamet Riyadi, Associated Press
A man plants rice outside Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in early May. World rice prices have tripled since January, and some Asian countries have curbed rice exports in order to guarantee their own supplies.