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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk past a poster a Bangkok BTS station advertising a real estate development. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Muslim shopkeeper butchers goat meat in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers walk down a lane between market stalls in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A rooster pecks at feed left for him in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pigs' feet for sale in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Commuters leave the Asoke BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor burns the feathers off of a chicken in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Muslim shopkeeper butchers goat meat in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Muslim shopkeeper butchers goat meat in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers in a lane between market stalls in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers walk down a lane between market stalls in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Shoppers leave Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Shoppers leave Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A market vendor prays with a Buddhist monk and offering alms to make merit in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Commuters leave the Asoke BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Commuters leave the Asoke BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers on the job at the expansion of the Emporium, a high end mall in Bangkok. Despite a slowdown in the Thai economy, many construction projects are still underway. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk past a poster a Bangkok BTS station advertising a real estate development. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk past a poster a Bangkok BTS station advertising a real estate development. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Fish sellers in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A shrine in a shop in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers walk down a lane between market stalls in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Commuters leave the Asoke BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor burns the hair off of a pig's foot in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A closed convenience store in the skywalk in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Empty office space in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • June 02, 2008 -- QUEEN CREEK, AZ: Queen Creek, a suburb of Phoenix southeast has been hard hit by the subprime mortgage meltdown and housing slump. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: The downtown skyle in Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man walks past a closed boutique in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People walk past a closed bagel shop in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People walk past a mural in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker hangs rubber sheets to dry before they are put into a smoker at a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ4 as about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker hangs rubber sheets to dry before they are put into a smoker at a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ4 as about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Retail space available in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: The skywalk in downtown Des Moines is largely deserted. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: An empty parking ramp in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Empty retail space in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker hangs rubber sheets to dry before they are put into a smoker at a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ4 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker sorts smoked rubber sheets during the quality control process on a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - KLAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker rinses off rubber sheets at Supark, a rubber processing plant in Klaeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker stacks rubber sheets at a business that buys rubber from farmers in Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, hangs rubber sheets before putting them in a large smoker to dry after the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: SUNG, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Chonburi province of Thailand, waits to sell rubber from his farm at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand. Sung said that his income has been cut by more than half because of the crisis in the rubber industry and that he hasn't been able to find a supplemental job. He said he buys less food for his family. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A forklift is used to move sorted and inspected smoked rubber sheets into a warehouse on a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker sorts smoked rubber sheets during the quality control process on a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker hangs rubber sheets to dry before they are put into a smoker at a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker hangs rubber sheets to dry before they are put into a smoker at a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: Samples of liquid latex wait to go through quality control on large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. The latex will be made into smoked rubber sheets. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker fills tanks with liquid latex to make rubber sheets on large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. The latex will be made into smoked rubber sheets. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: Workers pour barrels of liquid latex into the intake at a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. The latex will be made into smoked rubber sheets. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker draws a sample of liquid latex for quality control inspections at a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - KLAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker pushes a cart of dried rubber to a packing station at Supark, a rubber processing plant in Klaeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - KLAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker pushes a cart of dried rubber to a packing station at Supark, a rubber processing plant in Klaeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - KLAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker sorts dried rubber sheets at a quality control station at Supark, a rubber processing plant in Klaeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - KLAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker rinses off rubber sheets at Supark, a rubber processing plant in Klaeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A farmer unloads rubber sheets from his truck at a rubber buying station in Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A farmer unloads rubber sheets from his truck at a rubber buying station in Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker stacks rubber sheets at a business that buys rubber from farmers in Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker stacks rubber sheets at a business that buys rubber from farmers in Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A farmer unloads rubber sheets from his truck at a rubber buying station in Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: An equipment operator unloads raw latex from a farmer's pickup truck at a rubber buying station in Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: Raw latex at a business that buys farmers' rubber near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: WIN, a laborer on a large rubber plantation in eastern Thailand, taps a rubber tree. Rubber trees are tapped at night and the latex collected from the base of each tree in the morning. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: WIN, a laborer on a large rubber plantation in eastern Thailand, taps a rubber tree. Rubber trees are tapped at night and the latex collected from the base of each tree in the morning. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: WIN, a laborer on a large rubber plantation in eastern Thailand, taps a rubber tree. Rubber trees are tapped at night and the latex collected from the base of each tree in the morning. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, pulls rubber sheets off hangers after they were dried in a large smoker. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, pulls rubber sheets off hangers after they were dried in a large smoker. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, pulls rubber sheets off hangers after they were dried in a large smoker. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, hangs rubber sheets before putting them in a large smoker to dry after the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, washes rubber sheets purchased from area rubber farmers. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, washes rubber sheets purchased from area rubber farmers. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: LEK, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Rayong province of Thailand, "taps" a rubber tree to collect rubber. Trees are tapped during the night. Lek and his wife used to work together on the farm but she was laid off when prices plunged and now works in a food stall in town. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: LEK, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Rayong province of Thailand, "taps" a rubber tree to collect rubber. Trees are tapped during the night. Lek and his wife used to work together on the farm but she was laid off when prices plunged and now works in a food stall in town. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: Smoked rubber sheets in a warehouse on a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker sorts smoked rubber sheets during the quality control process on a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker sorts smoked rubber sheets during the quality control process on a large rubber plantation near Chum Saeng, Thailand. Thailand is the second leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 45 Baht per kilo (about $1.20 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). Prices have plunged 5 percent since September, when rubber was about 52Baht per kilo. Some rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump. The Thai government recently announced a "Rubber Fund" to assist small farm owners but said prices won't rebound until production is cut and world demand for rubber picks up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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