So what happens if they cant keep the water back? The valley is a major crop producing area, China has a drought in the north and a locust infestation as well. In my opinion i think we will see China having to import a lot of grain soon, unless they managed to remove the stockpiles in the flood areas before the flooding came, but even if so they will be a season of crop behind.
So my conspiracy theary is that rice prices, pork prices, grain prices are going up soon.
No problem for me cause i live on a rice valley owned by the wife's family, and pork farms too.
But if i was a cheap charlie in Pattaya or Phuket id be saving up some cash for higher food prices.
Who KNOWS. But not much about it on the mainstream news.