{
  "id": 2124968,
  "title": "North Korea rice prices hit 17-year high as corn costs surge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/north-korea-rice-prices-hit-17-year-high-as-corn-costs-surge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily NK",
    "slug": "daily-nk",
    "url": "https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-rice-prices-record-high-corn-surge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rice prices in North Korea climbed to their highest level since the country’s 2009 currency redenomination in mid-August 2026, according to Daily NK’s latest market survey. Corn prices, a staple for low income households, rose even faster over the same period. North Korea carried out a currency redenomination in 2009 that stripped two zeros from […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}