Thailand Floods May Cause Global Rice Shortage and/or Price Inflation

Rice (Oryza sativa)

Floods in Thailand are serious and may result in global rice shortage and increased prices for rice:

Thailand Floods 2011

Thailand is currently facing its worst flooding in 50 years. Flood waters have swamped more than two-thirds of the country, submerging rice fields and shutting down hundreds of factories while over 900,000 families and businesses have been impacted and hundreds of lives have been tragically lost. National relief efforts are now focused on providing essential food, clean water and shelter to displaced people and restoring damaged infrastructure to the Kingdom of Smiles. http://www.google.org/crisisresponse/thailand-flood-2011.html

Thai floods may cause global rice shortage

26 October 2011. Thailand’s flooding has wiped out as much as 14% of paddy fields, drastically reducing the export capacity of the world’s biggest rice exporter and potentially increasing global food prices.

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Thai capital warned “massive” water on the way

By Pracha Hariraksapitak BANGKOK (Reuters) – Floods swamped a new area of Thailand’s capital on Wednesday as some shops rationed food and Bangkok’s governor warned of “massive water” on the way that could put many parts of the sprawling city in danger by the end of the week. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/26/us-thailand-floods-idUSTRE79K2XG20111026

Jesus warned that “famines” would be part of the “beginning of sorrows” (Matthew 24:7-8). In the Book of Revelation, food price inflation is predicted with the ride of the third horseman (Revelation 6:6).

Evangelist Richard Ames wrote:

The third seal presents a rider on a black horse, representing the scarcity of food and the resulting famine…Cynics say there have always been wars, famines and pestilences. But, as time goes on, we will see the four horsemen of the apocalypse intensify their ride, with increasing global consequences. (Ames R. The Middle East in Prophecy. Living Church of God, 2006, p. 24)

Food shortages will affect more than Asia–ultimately they will also affect the United States.

As Jesus said:

37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch! (Mark 13:36-37)

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