09 FEBRUARY 2015 - THA MAI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  A mechanical sugarcane harvester clear cuts a field in Kanchanaburi province of Thailand. Wat Huai Ta Khian is in the background. 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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