{
  "id": 14935389,
  "title": "New Rice Prices Plunge 42 Pct in Collector-Wholesaler Transactions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/new-rice-prices-plunge-42-pct-in-collector-wholesaler-transactions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:18:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026101600749/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)--The average price of rice sold from collectors to wholesalers in Japan plunged 42 pct from a year earlier to 21,293 yen per 60 kilograms of brown rice in September, the agriculture ministry said Friday. The September figure, which reflects transactions for the 2026 crop for the first time, is still the third highest on record, after those in 2024 and 2025. Du...",
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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."
}