{
  "id": 14154645,
  "title": "Japan's 2026 Rice Harvest Projected to Fall 1 Pct",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/japans-2026-rice-harvest-projected-to-fall-1-pct",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-13T08:32:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026101300735/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan's rice harvest for 2026 is estimated at 7,406,000 tons, down about 1 pct from the previous year's 7,468,000 tons, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. The forecast is relatively high despite concerns about the impact of prolonged rain in September. With supply seen far surpassing demand, rice prices may decline further. Production exceeded 7 million t...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}