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By The Nation Published on May 20, 2008 Fears of skyrocketing rice prices and supply shortages have prompted Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top rice buyers, and the United Arab Emirates to order more Thai rice this year to meet domestic demand, traders said late last week. So far, major... [read full story]                    

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