-ThePrint.in For a family of five, the monthly thali cost jumped up from Rs 4,700 in 2015 to Rs 6,700 in 2022 for a lighter diet. Inflation, particularly Food inflation, has been centre stage not just in India but globally. Despite moderation observed in India’s June 2022 inflation print, Food inflation continues to stay in the uncomfortable zone of 6 to 8 per cent since the start of the year. How does...
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Good news from the farm as India’s FY22 Foodgrain production estimated at record 316 mn tonnes -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com Wheat production estimate sees marginal upward revision to 106.8 million tons, though current rate lowest in 3 years. New Delhi: Production of Foodgrain in India — comprising rice, wheat, coarse grains and pulses — is estimated at a record 315.7 million tonnes in 2021-22, shows the fourth advance estimates released by the Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday. According to the latest numbers, wheat production is revised upwards, though marginally, from 106.4 million tonnes...
More »Centre weighs ban on rice exports -R Suryamurthy
-The Telegraph Officials said the government is weighing up the option of some kind of restrictions on the shipments of rice New Delhi: After wheat, the Centre is mulling curbs on rice exports as the acreage under the crop this season has shrunk about 13 per cent over the previous year because of deficient rains in key rice-growing states — leading to a rise in the price of the Foodgrain. Analysts said the...
More »Wholesale Price Inflation Eases To 13.93% In July
-PTI/ NDTV The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation was 15.18 per cent last month and at a record high of 15.88 per cent in May. New Delhi: The wholesale price-based inflation eased to 13.93 per cent in July on easing prices of Food articles and manufactured products. The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation was 15.18 per cent last month and at a record high of 15.88 per cent in May. It was 11.57 per cent in...
More »Central Pool Foodgrain stocks at lowest in 5 years -Prabhudatta Mishra
-The Hindu Business Line Wheat stocks already low due to low production, concerns mounting about dip in paddy sowing Rice and wheat stock in the Central Pool, managed by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), is at a five-year low, mainly due to lower procurement of wheat. Rice stock, though above 2020 level, may deplete fast in case there is a drop in production during current kharif season as paddy transplanting has...
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