{
  "id": 19347632,
  "title": "Grain stores scramble the math on North Korea’s rice prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/grain-stores-scramble-the-math-on-north-koreas-rice-prices",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T14:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily NK",
    "slug": "daily-nk",
    "url": "https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-rice-prices-grain-stores-markets-exchange-rate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For decades, the price of a kilogram of rice at the market has served as the single most important gauge of North Korea’s economy. That yardstick has grown far less reliable in 2026, as state-run grain stores now sell rice alongside private markets at prices that sometimes undercut the market, sometimes trail it and occasionally […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "'Like gods reigning over humans': Many defectors see daughter of North Korea's Kim as heir apparent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/like-gods-reigning-over-humans-many-defectors-see-daughter-of-north",
        "published": "2026-11-10T14:16:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}