Higher rice prices may trigger another global wave of food anxiety

India's export ban and bad weather threaten to cause further increases

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Indian women plant rice in Midnapur, 150 kilometers west of Kolkata in eastern India. © Reuters

SATOSHI SHIMODA, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- Global rice prices have abruptly shot up, raising concerns about food shortages around the world.

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