{
  "id": 3153732,
  "title": "'The hens suffocated': Fewer, smaller eggs are the double effect of France's scorching summer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-hens-suffocated-fewer-smaller-eggs-are-the-double-effect-of",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T00:36:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/08/25/the-hens-suffocated-fewer-smaller-eggs-are-the-double-effect-of-france-s-scorching-summer_6756816_19.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Episodes of extreme heat have exposed stark differences in how well poultry farms are equipped to adapt, with up to 2% of the country’s laying hens dying during the June heatwave alone. Beyond excess mortality, the heat also reduces egg production and results in smaller eggs, causing further losses for farmers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}