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Topic: Food inflation

Spike in food, vegetables prices pushes retail inflation to 15-month high of 7.44% in July

Government data shows that the inflation in the food basket was 11.51% in July compared to 4.55% in June and 6.69% in July 2022.

Wholesale inflation stays in negative for 4th month at (-)1.36% in July on easing prices of fuel

Fuel and power basket inflation eased to (-)12.79% in July from (-)12.63% in June. In July last year it was 14.07%.

Not just tomatoes. Pulses, cereals & spices behind India’s food inflation — 3.35% in May to 4.7% in June

Food price hike driven by higher rates of vegetables, pulses & their products, spices, eggs, meat and fish. While jump in vegetable prices expected, inflation in cereals & their products worrying.

Heatwave & heavy rainfall or typical annual spike? What’s causing tomato prices to skyrocket

India’s retail inflation eased to a 25-month low of 4.25 per cent in May from 4.7 per cent in the previous month. Food and...

Vendors blame rains for disruption in tomato supply, leading to retail prices hike in Delhi

Local vendors are selling tomatoes in price range of Rs 80-Rs 120/kg Delhi NCR gets tomato supply from neighbouring states such as Haryana and Punjab and the hill states.

Wheat output 10% lower than govt estimates amid sharp rise in local prices, says trade body

Wheat prices in New Delhi have jumped 10% in the past two months to 24,900 rupees ($303) a metric ton.

Inflation may be easing, but near-future upside risks mean RBI should leave interest rates unchanged

Factors like unfavourable weather, uncertainty over oil prices, demand from China’s re-opening & intensification of geo-political conflicts could pose upside risks to inflation outlook.

Annual retail inflation eases to 19-month low at 4.7% on softer food price

Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half of the overall consumer price basket, moderated further to 3.84% compared with 4.79% in the previous month.

India’s retail inflation falls to 5.66% in March from 6.44% in February

Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half of the overall consumer price basket, moderated to 4.79% as vegetable prices eased, offsetting surging cereal prices.

Consumer inflation seen easing in March to 5.80% on softening food price rises

Economists said this would be the only month this year so far inflation is reported below the 6.00% RBI upper tolerance limit.

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