{
  "id": 7498076,
  "title": "Tougher Days Ahead! Weak Monsoon, El Niño Could Make Food Costlier",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/tougher-days-ahead-weak-monsoon-el-nino-could-make-food-costlier",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T06:22:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/tougher-days-ahead-weak-monsoon-el-nio-could-make-food-costlier"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: India may face sustained food inflation in the coming months as a weak and uneven monsoon threatens crop yields, while a strengthening El Niño and geopolitical tensions push global commodity prices higher. Erratic Monsoon Hurts Crops Southwest monsoon rainfall was 14.7 percent below the long-period average as of September 13. Moreover, 24 of India’s 36 meteorological subdivisions recorded…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}