Thailand Secretary of Agriculture Jaranthada Kanasut scatters sacred seed rice as attendants look on during royal ploughing ceremonies Monday, May 11, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand. The annual event marks the beginning of the rice growing season. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Oxen are guided by royal attendants during royal ploughing ceremonies Monday, May 11, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

People scramble under a barrier in search of sacred rice following the royal ploughing ceremony in Bangkok May 11, 2009. The ancient ploughing ceremony in Buddhist Thailand marks the end of the dry season and is meant to herald an auspicious start for the rice-planting season in a region where many still depend on agriculture. (REUTERS/Kerek Wongsa)