The price of rice finally started to moderate this week, with rice futures sinking for a fifth straight day. Rice has retreated 11.6% on the Chicago Board of Trade since hitting an all-time high last Thursday.

Right now, countries around the world are facing food shortages. There’s just not enough to go around, when prices of corn, soybeans, rice and other basic staples are soaring in price.

The latest crop to make headlines for sky-high prices is rice, raising fears of social unrest across Asia.

Yesterday, rice prices soared 30% after Egypt banned exports of the staple to keep domestic prices down. India has also restricted exports of rice.

Global rice stocks are at their lowest since 1976.