{
  "id": 17183317,
  "title": "[PHOTOS] Harvest in full swing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/photos-harvest-in-full-swing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T05:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/photos/photonews/20261030/photos-harvest-in-full-swing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rice, olives, apples, pomegranates, marigolds and marigold flowers are among the crops being harvested across the world in October 2023. In Seoul, South Korea, children joined in a rice harvesting event at the Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park. Meanwhile, an Indian farming family worked to recover a damaged paddy field after unexpected rain.\n\nIn northeastern China, an aerial shot captured a combine preparing land for next year's planting at a Beidahuang Group farm. Lebanon's Roumine village saw a man holding freshly picked olives during the olive harvest. Southern Lebanon's Zibqin village witnessed Hafida Barakat harvesting her olives.\n\nA Nepalese farmer in Bhaktapur used a winnowing device to separate rice chaff from the grain after harvest. Zhongwei, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, saw farmers sorting freshly picked apples at a cooperative warehouse amid a record apple harvest.\n\nIn Tunisia, an olive farmer displayed a freshly harvested pomegranate, while another in Kandahar, Afghanistan, prepared the fruit for export. Pomegranates in Kandahar are typically harvested between September and November, with October marking the peak season.\n\nIn Kashmir, India, a farmer spread freshly harvested red cockscomb flowers to dry for use in a natural coloring agent essential to Kashmiri cuisine. In Mexico, Atlixco celebrated the Day of the Dead with farmers working with freshly cut marigold flowers.",
  "summary": "Children take part in a rice harvesting event at the Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park in Seoul, Oct. 26. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul",
  "key_points": [
    "Children in Seoul participated in rice harvesting event",
    "Indian family recovered damaged paddy field after rain",
    "Pomegranates peak harvest season in Kandahar, Afghanistan"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The global seasonal shift into October marks a critical period for food security as diverse agricultural communities transition from field labor to the essential processing and sorting of essential crops.",
  "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."
}