02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: SUNG, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Chonburi province of Thailand, waits to sell rubber from his farm at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand. Sung said that his income has been cut by more than half because of the crisis in the rubber industry and that he hasn't been able to find a supplemental job. He said he buys less food for his family. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ