{
  "id": 1721298,
  "title": "El Nino impact on kharif production unlikely to be significant, says Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/el-nino-impact-on-kharif-production-unlikely-to-be-significant-says",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:28:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/el-nino-impact-on-kharif-production-unlikely-to-be-significant-says-union-agriculture-minister-shivraj-singh-chouhan-vulnerable-districts-fall-to-100/articleshow/133323987.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated El Nino's impact on kharif production is unlikely to be significant. Rainfall has been adequate for crops across most of the country this year. The shortfall in kharif sowing has narrowed considerably and is expected to reduce further. Deficient rainfall in some regions will not affect overall kharif output at this stage. The government is…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "India's economic growth to slow to 6.8% in FY27 amid West Asia crisis, El Nino impact: Re",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/indias-economic-growth-to-slow-to-6-8-in-fy27-amid-west-asia-crisis",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:54:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}