ThaiSugarHarvest

09 FEBRUARY 2015 - THA MAI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Workers harvest sugarcane by hand in a field in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. First they burn weeds and loose chaff out of the field before going through it with machetes and scythes to cut the stalks of sugarcane. Thailand is the world's second leading sugar exporter after Brazil. The 2015 sugarcane harvest in Thailand is expected to fall about 5% compared to the 2014 harvest because of a continuing drought in Southeast Asia. Brazilian production is also expected to fall this year because of ongoing drought in Brazil. Australia, the number 3 sugar exporter, is also expected to see a smaller harvest this year because of continuing draught in Australia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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09 FEBRUARY 2015 - THA MAI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Workers harvest sugarcane by hand in a field in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. First they burn weeds and loose chaff out of the field before going through it with machetes and scythes to cut the stalks of sugarcane. Thailand is the world's second leading sugar exporter after Brazil. The 2015 sugarcane harvest in Thailand is expected to fall about 5% compared to the 2014 harvest because of a continuing drought in Southeast Asia. Brazilian production is also expected to fall this year because of ongoing drought in Brazil. Australia, the number 3 sugar exporter, is also expected to see a smaller harvest this year because of continuing draught in Australia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ