{
  "id": 1426101,
  "title": "Kharif crops' productivity at risk as monsoon trough shifts, widespread regional variations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kharif-crops-productivity-at-risk-as-monsoon-trough-shifts-widespread",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:37:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kharif-crops-southwest-monsoon-trough-agriculture-rainfall-deficit-imd-prediction-sowing-productivity-soybean-101786938360793.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Soybean, maize, paddy and other kharif crops are now entering the growth stages that determine final yields with an erratic monsoon in tow.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}