In Pictures: Sugar cane farmers plagued by weather woes

The El Nino weather phenomenon has played havoc with crops across Southeast Asia and beyond. Thailand, the world's second-largest sugar exporter, will ship 20 per cent less of the sweetener to international markets this year than last, and farmers fear the damage already inflicted on young cane plants could make next year worse.

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Apr 01, 2016, 11:05 AM

A sugar cane worker poses while working in a field at Pakchong district in Ratchaburi province, Thailand, on March 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A truck and a tractor harvest sugar cane in a field at Pakchong district, Thailand, on March 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A sugar cane worker takes a nap after harvesting a field at Pakchong district, Thailand, on March 22, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Two truck drivers wait to deliver the sugar cane harvest at a sugar mill in Pakchong district, Thailand, on March 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A truck is seen parked while delivering the sugar cane harvest at a sugar mill in Pakchong district, Thailand, on March 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Trucks deliver the sugar cane harvest inside a sugar mill at Pakchong district, Thailand, on March 22, 2016.
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Sugar cane is seen after being harvested in a field at Pakchong district, Thailand, on March 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A sugar cane worker poses while working in a field at Pakchong district, Thailand, on March 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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