{
  "id": 2138001,
  "title": "Over 90% of fresh US broccoli comes from drought-hit California",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/over-90-of-fresh-us-broccoli-comes-from-drought-hit-california",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/americas-favourite-vegetable-could-be-hit-by-california-drought-over-90-of-fresh-broccoli-comes-from-the-state-while-severe-drought-may-cut-shipments-sharply/articleshow/133374389.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ongoing drought in California threatens the broccoli supply of the entire nation. Estimates indicate that shipment reductions could exceed twenty percent if conditions worsen. Experts propose that by growing more broccoli on the East Coast, costs related to supply chains could decrease and food miles reduced, leading to a more robust and dependable broccoli market across the country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}