{
  "id": 5538308,
  "title": "North Korea’s rice prices fall for the first time in two months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/north-koreas-rice-prices-fall-for-the-first-time-in-two-months",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T10:59:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily NK",
    "slug": "daily-nk",
    "url": "https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-rice-prices-fall-market-survey/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korean rice prices fell for the first time in over two months in 2026, according to a regular market survey by Daily NK. The price of domestically grown rice dropped by 3.6% to 45,100 won per kilogram in a Pyongyang market, from 45,100 won two weeks prior. A similar decline of 4% was observed in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, where rice sold for 45,300 won. Prior to July, rice prices had climbed sharply beginning in April and peaked at 40,000 won or more. The recent price drop is attributed to holiday supplies distributed ahead of North Korea's Sept. 9 founding anniversary, as well as tightened border controls. Corn prices rose modestly, while the North Korean currency slightly steadied, likely due to the border restrictions. Fuel prices, however, continued to increase.",
  "summary": "North Korean market prices are showing signs of cooling in 2026. The price of domestically grown rice fell for the first time in more than two months, according to Daily NK’s regular survey of markets across the country. Border controls tightened ahead of North Korea’s Sept. 9 founding anniversary appear to have slowed the monthslong […]",
  "key_points": [
    "North Korean rice prices fell for the first time in two months in 2026.",
    "Price dropped 3.6% to 45,100 won per kilogram in Pyongyang market.",
    "Decline attributed to holiday supplies and tightened border controls."
  ],
  "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."
}