-Livemint.com Global cooking oil prices have surged this year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which hit shipments of sunflower oil from the region. The Black Sea accounts for 76% of world sunflower oil exports. NEW DELHI: Domestic edible oil prices, already high, are set for a surge as Indonesia, the world's largest producer of palm oil, will ban exports from 28 April. Indonesia, too, has been battling high edible oil prices amid domestic...

-Financial Express Traders told FE that for mustard, the biggest domestic oilseed variety, prices at Bharatpur mandi, Rajasthan, are currently ruling around Rs 6,800 per quintal against the MSP of Rs 5,050 a quintal, while wheat in Sehore mandi, Madhya Pradesh, is currently being sold at Rs 2,150 a quintal against MSP of Rs 2,015 a quintal. As market arrivals have peaked, mandi prices of key rabi crops — wheat and mustard...

-BusinessToday.in Vegetable vendors say their sales have dwindled and profits have shrunk because of the increased transportation cost and the subsequent hike in the buying price. Vegetable Prices have skyrocketed in Delhi and adjoining areas owing to an increase in the transportation costs due to the hike in fuel prices.  Vegetable vendors say their sales have dwindled and profits have shrunk because of the increased transportation cost and the subsequent hike in the...

-IndiaToday.in The prices of fish in Kolkata have increased due to the hike in fuel rates Kolkata: With the rise in the rates of fuel across the country, fish prices too increased in Kolkata. The prices of fruit, vegetables and meat have been increasing. Households in the city are being forced to cut down the food budget as the prices of food essentials have jumped in the market, including the rates of fish. Fish...

-The Telegraph The BJP’s nationalism would have been credible if it had a humane, inclusive face The prime minister has assured his legion of admirers that India’s stature is rising in the global order. The countrymen, however, can spot only one thing that is on an unprecedented rise: the price of essential commodities. On Tuesday, the price of diesel scored a century in Bengal, much like petrol that is already burning a...