Droughts in Australia caused food riots in Egypt in 2008.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
Australia is a major exporter of rice. Egypt imports rice from Australia. A severe drought caused it stop allocating irrigation water for areas involved in rice production. Consequently, the price of rice doubled in 2008 and poor people in Egypt rioted because they could no longer afford to feed their families.
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