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Missing Bangkok, Paris tourists omen of global wheat demand collapse

By Naveen Thukral, Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Gus Trompiz SINGAPORE/BANGKOK/PARIS (Reuters) - In Bangkok's usually bustling Sukhumvit district the coronavirus pandemic has decimated the tourist trade at the restaurant Permruedee Labnongsaeng owns, cutting daily sales to 5% of normal. The missing tourists from top destinations like Bangkok - the world's most-visited city - Paris and Rome, gone because of the travel restrictions to prevent the coronavirus spread, also means no demand for the noodles, pastries and pasta usually scoffed down there by hungry travellers. "Tourists disappeared in late February and our sales took a plunge, since then it's been a downhill," said Permruedee, whose cafe specializes in noodles and Thai curries.

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