Page 8 - Food Inflation

Key takeaways from RBI's monetary policy meet

GDP growth forecast for FY20 has been revised downwards from 6.1 per cent in the October policy to 5 per cent

At 4.6% in Oct, retail inflation breaches RBI comfort level after 15 months

But core inflation, which excludes the volatile components of food and fuel, stood at 3.3 per cent in October; this is its lowest in eight years

Traders sceptical of govt steps as onion, tomato prices hit season's highs

This is largely because the surge in recent weeks is due to the rains in Maharashtra, which could impact kharif harvest if they continue unabated

Retail inflation at 14-month high, WPI falls to 39-month low of 0.33%

The CPI food inflation rate rose to 5.11 per cent in September

Slight recovery: Farm sector bounces back, inflation rises in Q1

Farmers could pin their hopes for a better future on the rising inflation rate in some crops at 5.9 per cent in the quarter under review

India's inflation rose to nine-month high in July over food prices: Report

BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's retail inflation rose for the sixth straight month in July - the longest stretch of monthly increases since January 2016 - to a nine-month high, largely due to a continued rise in food prices, a Reuters poll predicted.

Food inflation likely to go up to 2% in FY20, says Goldman Sachs report

The brokerage said the focus has now shifted to farmers who are protesting against low food prices and demanding higher returns on their crops

With prices on rise, agricultural commodities may push food inflation

In the benchmark Latur (Maharashtra) market, tur prices shot up by 32% in two months to Rs 48.5 a kg from Rs 37 per kg on October 31

RBI cautious on food, crude oil inflation 'reversal'; to study indicators

CPI inflation, excluding food and fuel, rose to 6.1% by October-end

The mystery of lower food inflation

We need more synchronisation between market understanding and RBI communication, lest we fall into the familiar trap of signal extraction

Lower agriculture input costs to contain food inflation

The average agriculture input cost inflation over the past year has been -1.4%

Food inflation: Pulses, oil offset pressure from onions, tomatoes

The inflation number was broadly in line with what the RBI had assessed in its latest monetary review

Food, fuel drag inflation down

Overall food inflation (food articles plus manufactured food) slipped to 2% in September from 4.4% in August

CRISIL core inflation tracker: Many moving parts in WPI

Food inflation continued to dip for the 5th consecutive month on fresh supplies entering the market

Food inflation drops further, pushing WPI lower

Wholesale price inflation edged down for the second consecutive month to 3.4 per cent in October, from 3.6 per cent in September

Food inflation drops

Core inflation, as measured by the CRISIL Core Inflation Indicator stood at 3.3 per cent versus 0.7 per cent in September last year

Vegetables production almost stagnant in 2015-16

The WPI-based inflation in vegetables rose to 28.05% in July from 16.91% in June; retail vegetables inflation remained over 14% in both July and June

Food inflation pushes up WPI inflation to 3.5%

This was led by higher food inflation, especially in pulses, fruits, vegetables, tea, egg, meat and fish

Food inflation pushes up WPI

In June, the non-food manufacturing inflation measure stood at minus 0.3 per cent, while CCII inflation, after entering the positive zone in December, was at two per cent

Higher food inflation pushes WPI up

Wholesale price index inched up in May to 0.8 per cent, the highest since November 2014. This was led by higher food inflation, especially in pulses, vegetables, sugar and milk. Fuel inflation continued to fall, while core inflation as measured by the CRISIL Core Inflation Indicator remained unchanged at 1.8 per cent. Food inflation (primary plus manufactured food) rose to 7.77 per cent, from 5.4 per cent in April due to a rise in primary food inflation. Primary food inflation inched up to 7.90 per cent, from 4.20 per cent previously, led by higher inflation in pulses, vegetables, milk, and condiments and spices. Inflation in processed food, which has been rising since September 2015, remained high at 7.50 per cent in May on the back of a rise in sugar inflation.