Page 6 - Food Prices

Tracking 'sticky' food prices important for MPC, says RBI paper

The compiled dataset comprises 1.3 million price data points covering 45 food items on a weekly basis across 85 centres in the country for the period 2005-18.

Delhi govt keeping close watch on essential commodities' prices: Minister

During a meeting, officers said retail prices of onion in Delhi were less as compared to last year

Why the temporal distribution of 2020 monsoon season is highly skewed

The phenomenon has caused a lot of problems, such as the spurt in food prices and disruption in supplies due to breakdown in the already Covid-19-battered transport in the hinterland

India expected to harvest bumper kharif crop in FY21, may pull down prices

In foodgrains, rice production is estimated to be 102.36 million tonnes, which is 0.37 per cent more than 2019-20

Retail prices of tomatoes, onions, potatoes rise due to supply disruptions

This could be result of continued supply-side disruptions, say experts

High food prices keep India's retail inflation above 6% in August

Wholesale inflation rises above 0 after 4 months

WPI inflation falls 0.58% in July, food prices spike: Govt data

Inflation in food articles during July stood at 4.08 per cent, as against 2.04 per cent in June

CPI-based inflation above MPC comfort range for fourth straight month

Official data released on Thursday showed that CPI for July rose 6.93 per cent year on year, up from 6.23 per cent in June

Wholesale prices decline 3% in May as coronavirus pulls down demand

Food items showed a slight inflation of 1.13 per cent in May, but vegetable prices declined

India inflation likely to have moderated to a six-month low in May: Poll

The June 4-9 poll of 35 economists showed that the consumer price index (CPI) was forecast to rise to 5.50% in May compared with a year ago

Wheat prices decline on record output, procurement and demand destruction

The price decline has brought major relief to middle-class consumers at a time when Covid-19 has rendered millions of people jobless and millions of others underwent pay cuts

CPI inflation slows to 5.91% on easing food prices, may increase in April

Prices are likely to rise again in April, according to analysts, with the actual impact of the Covid-19 and the resultant lockdown yet to be fully seen.

Retail inflation falls to 6.58% in February as food prices cool down

The latest numbers could increase the clamour for a rate cut by RBI's Monetary Policy Committee in its next meeting in April

China food prices spike 21% y-o-y as anti-virus effort disrupts supply

The price of fresh vegetables rose 9.5% over a year ago

Chaos continues in UP Assembly as MLAs protest over vegetable price hike

Some MLAs even lugged LPG cylinders on their back to protest the hike in their prices announced earlier this week

Commodity picks: 27 January, 2020

Maize is trading at Rs 1,957 per quintal in Nizamabad, refined soy oil is trading at at Rs 898 per 10 kilograms in Indore market

How rise in prices of key food articles is impacting your daily budget

The first of a two-part series on 'Kitchen woes' shows how prices of milk, sugar and wheat have moved lately

Commodity Picks: 13 January, 2020

Weak domestic and export demand is expected to weigh on prices in the near term

Eating one's way through Bologna, considered the gastronomic heart of Italy

It's not just food wisdom that you'll pick up if you're visiting Bologna

From onions in India to Pork in China, rising food prices worry economists

Average inflation across emerging markets is still at an all-time low, according to a Bloomberg gauge of consumer price indexes