{
  "id": 17933476,
  "title": "India faces prolonged food inflation as weak monsoon threatens winter crops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/india-faces-prolonged-food-inflation-as-weak-monsoon-threatens-winter",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-03T08:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/03/asia-pacific/society/india-food-inflation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rajewadi, India - Indian farmer Amarsingh Gushinge is eager to plant wheat and chickpeas soon, but insufficient water due to below-average monsoon rains is hampering his efforts. Across southern and western India, millions of farmers are grappling with similar water shortages as they prepare to sow winter crops. Gushinge, 78, lamented, \"There’s not enough moisture in the soil to sow the next crop, and no money left to do so either,\" in the village of Rajewadi, approximately 400 kilometers east of Mumbai. The Jalna district, in which his village resides, has experienced rainfall 48% below the average for the year, according to the local weather office.",
  "summary": "Lower crop yields could further stoke food inflation, with some prices already climbing and annual retail food inflation hitting 7.74% in September.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "No water to sow, no respite at the grocery store: India's prolonged food inflation worry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/no-water-to-sow-no-respite-at-the-grocery-store-indias-prolonged-food",
        "published": "2026-11-03T06:38:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Analysis-From grains to chicken and milk, India faces prolonged food inflation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/analysis-from-grains-to-chicken-and-milk-india-faces-prolonged-food",
        "published": "2026-11-03T06:42:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}