10 MAY 2016 - LAM NANG RONG, BURI RAM, THAILAND: Women plant cassava in a field in Buri Ram, Thailand. Many farmers in Thailand are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Cassava is one of the crops the Thai government is suggesting farmers plant instead of rice. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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