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El Niño Pushes Asia Rice Prices to 2-Year High, Threatening Inflation

Bloomberg Markets5 November 2026, 01:51 UTC

A benchmark Asian rice price climbed to the highest in almost two years, threatening to accelerate food inflation as the El Niño weather pattern disrupts production of the staple grain.

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