Food Price

Cost of home-cooked food drops with cheaper tomato, fuel price

In its monthly 'Roti Rice Rate' report, Crisil said tomato prices came down to Rs 50 a kg — a 23 per cent decline on month and a 51 per cent drop on year — was one of the major reasons for the decline in the meal prices.

06 September 2024, 10:06 IST

Cost of home-cooked food drops with cheaper tomato, fuel price

06 September 2024, 10:06 IST

India’s heat is now a better predictor of food prices than rain

Analysts used to estimate food inflation changes by looking at the levels of India’s reservoirs, a measure that the bank’s economists said may soon become obsolete.

29 August 2024, 11:00 IST

India’s heat is now a better predictor of food prices than rain

29 August 2024, 11:00 IST

Climate change led to food price hike over past 2 years: Economic Survey 2023-24

Food inflation has been a global phenomenon in the last two years. Research, the government said, indicates the rising vulnerability of food prices to climate change – heat waves, uneven monsoon distribution, unseasonal rainfall, hailstorms, torrential rainfall, and historic dry conditions.

22 July 2024, 10:01 IST

Union Budget 2024 | Climate change led to food price hike over past 2 years: Economic Survey

Climate change led to food price hike over past 2 years: Economic Survey 2023-24

22 July 2024, 10:01 IST

Tomato prices skyrocket amid supply crunch

The steep price rise in such a short span is attributed to the supply crunch of tomatoes to Kolar Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), Asia’s second-largest tomato market.

06 June 2024, 21:52 IST

Tomato prices skyrocket amid supply crunch

06 June 2024, 21:52 IST

Moody's April projection says India's GDP set to expand 6.1% in 2024

The APAC (Asia Pacific) economy will grow 3.8 per cent this year, which compares with a growth of 2.5 per cent for the world economy.

12 April 2024, 09:08 IST

Moody's April projection says India's GDP set to expand 6.1% in 2024

12 April 2024, 09:08 IST

World food prices rebound from 3-year low, says UN agency

The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 118.3 points in March, up from a revised 117.0 points the previous month, the agency said on Friday.

05 April 2024, 10:40 IST

World food prices rebound from 3-year low, says UN agency

05 April 2024, 10:40 IST

Food price pressures deter swifter fall in inflation towards 4% target: RBI Bulletin

Retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) is on a decline since December and was at 5.09 per cent in February.

19 March 2024, 11:13 IST

Food price pressures deter swifter fall in inflation towards 4% target: RBI Bulletin

19 March 2024, 11:13 IST

Centre to take all measures to contain food prices: Piyush Goyal

He highlighted that the government has spent in the last few years about Rs 28,000 crore to the price stabilisation fund to support the effort to fight against food inflation.

09 March 2024, 09:52 IST

Centre to take all measures to contain food prices: Piyush Goyal

09 March 2024, 09:52 IST

World food price index falls in February for seventh straight month

The February reading was the lowest since February 2021

08 March 2024, 09:48 IST

World food price index falls in February for seventh straight month

08 March 2024, 09:48 IST

Target food prices in battle against inflation

The October numbers have shown the annual retail inflation at 4.87 per cent, marking a successive three-month decline from 7.4 per cent in July.

19 November 2023, 22:10 IST

Target food prices in battle against inflation

19 November 2023, 22:10 IST