Tag: Food inflation India
India considers cutting vegetable oil import taxes as prices climb
New Delhi: India, the world’s biggest vegetable oils importer, is considering lowering import taxes on the commodities to try to curb food inflation, two government…
India’s cheap-urea model faces an expensive reckoning
Soaring fertilizer bills are pushing India to reshape a decades-old subsidy system that helped transform a vulnerable food importer into one of the world’s agricultural…
RBI MPC Meeting 2026: Central bank flags a threat for Indian agriculture warming up in the Pacific
Even as the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday trimmed its inflation forecast, it flagged El Niño-driven risks to agriculture and…
Food inflation projected to average 6% in FY27 amid rainfall deficit concerns: CareEdge Ratings
New Delhi: Food inflation in India is projected to average around 6 per cent in the 2027 fiscal year, while the headline Consumer Price Index…
Tomato, onion stoke fears of higher food inflation
Pune: Tomato, onion and potato prices are on the rise again, raising concerns over food inflation. Average retail tomato prices have risen 18% in the…
India’s February retail inflation quickens to 3.21% before Iran war impact hits
India’s retail inflation stood at 3.21% in February, according to data released on Thursday, amid trade uncertainty and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The…
Wholesale inflation touches 10-month high of 1.8% in January
New Delhi: India’s wholesale inflation hit a 10-month high of 1.81% in January, increasing from 0.8% in the preceding month, driven by higher prices of…
India wholesale inflation at 9-month high of 1.81% in January; up from 0.83% in December
India’s wholesale price inflation (WPI) ticked up to a nine-month high of 1.81% in January from 0.83% in December, government data showed on Monday. The…
India’s retail inflation quickens for second straight month to 1.33% in December
India’s retail inflation quickened to 1.33% in December 2025 on an annual basis, as against 0.71% in November 2025, driven by higher prices in personal…
Economists lower India inflation forecasts despite August uptick; GST reforms supportive
India’s retail inflation edged up modestly in August, but economists and industry leaders believe the rise is temporary and unlikely to upset the country’s broader…