Tag: food inflation
India’s August Monsoon Pause May Keep Food Inflation in Check but Risks Lurk if Rains Fail to Rebound
Private forecaster Skymet said the monsoon pause was “not unusual” and expected...
How a Six-Year Low Inflation Rate Is Hurting Indian Farmers
The strategy of reducing food inflation through cheap imports is turning out to...
From Tomatoes to Tur: India’s Food Deflation Drives CPI to Six-Year Low
The Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) registered a year-on-year decline of -1.06%...
WPI Dips, But Will the Rain Catch Up? Monsoon Holds Inflation Clues
The WPI Food Index, a critical measure encompassing 'Food Articles' from primary...
Inflation Tamed by Imports, But at Farmers’ Expense
While inflation might seem like good news for consumers, it paints a troubling picture...
India's Retail Inflation Hits Over Six-Year Low at 2.8%, Food Prices Drive Dramatic Fall
Food prices, which account for nearly half the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket,...
With Strong Harvests and Monsoon Forecast, India Poised for Continued Low Inflation
The food inflation rate witnessed a substantial reduction, falling from 2.7 percent...
Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November due to easing vegetable prices
The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation for rural and urban areas stood at...
Despite bumper production, central government tightens stock limits on wheat
Under the revised limits, wholesalers are now allowed to maintain wheat stock up...
RBI keeps key interest rates unchanged, cuts CRR to bolster slowing economy
The RBI revised its economic growth forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025,...
FCI to offload 25 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market to curb price hikes
This decision aims to moderate wheat prices and curb inflationary trends in food...
Wholesale price inflation rises to a 4-month high of 2.36 pc as food prices spike
Inflation for food articles rose to 13.54 percent in October, up from 11.53 percent...
Record production fails to curb wheat prices, raising import possibility
The rise in wheat prices is attributed to reduced arrivals of wheat in the markets....
Retail inflation hits nine-month high at 5.49pc in Sep, WPI inflation rises to 1.84 percent
Wholesale price inflation (WPI) also increased to 1.84 percent in September from...
Food prices push retail inflation to 4 month high of 5.08 percent in June
Food inflation soared to 9.36% in June, marking the eighth consecutive month it...
Government and RBI Struggle to Tackle Persistent Food Inflation Despite High GDP Growth
The government's own statistics are exacerbating its problems. For instance, May's...
