Reax as price of rice is expected to rise again

1. Pan of people queuing to buy rice at NFA rice stall (= National Food Authority, the state-run grain importer) 2. Mid of rice stall 3. Close-up of rice being packed 4. Wide of people in queue 5. Close-up of sign giving NFA rice price 6. SOUNDBITE: (Tagalog) Vilma Hamor, Buyer: "The salary did not increase, prices of rice increased, of course our budget is affected." 7. Pan of sacks of rice 8. Tilt up from bags of rice on the table to buyers 9. Wide of NFA storage area 10. Close-up of bag of rice being weigh 11. Mid of NFA worker weighing bags of rice STORYLINE: The global price of rice was expected to rise again on Monday, causing widespread concern, particularly in Asia where rice is a staple food. In the Philippines, many people were worried about how they will be able to cope with the ever increasing cost of the grain. Global rice prices have risen sharply this year because of growing demand from developing countries and poor weather in some rice-producing countries. Some Asian countries, including India and Vietnam, have curbed rice exports to guarantee their own supplies. The Philippine archipelago has less land suitable for rice production than its Asian neighbours, and is prone to Pacific typhoons that frequently destroy rice paddies. Its domestic rice output has failed to keep up with a growing population, which topped 88 (m) million last year, and it is one of the world's largest rice importers. The Philippines has been paying record prices on international markets to make up for a 10 percent domestic shortfall in rice. "The salary did not increase, prices of rice increased, of course our budget is affected," Vilma Hamor told AP Television on Monday. About 40 percent of Filipinos live on less than two US dollars a day, and about 13 percent or 11 (m) million survive on less than one US dollar a day. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/df748be91f6b6d0c4344f017414b115a Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork