Theerapat Prayurasiddhi, Thailand's permanent secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and Lord of the Royal Ploughing Ceremony, bows in front of Maha Vajiralongkorn, crown prince of Thailand, during the ceremony at Sanam Luang park in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, May 9, 2016. This year may be a better one for Thai rice production. At least, that's what two sacred oxen and a ceremonial lord forecast at an annual ploughing ceremony. Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images
