-The Telegraph Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half the CPI basket, soared 8.60% in September 2022 as against 7.62% in August Driven by rising food prices, India's retail inflation accelerated to 7.41% in September, the fastest pace in five months, data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed on Wednesday. The number stayed well above the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) upper tolerance band for the ninth straight month. This...
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Heavy rains in India damage key crops ahead of harvest, threatening to stoke food inflation -Rajendra Jadhav
-Reuters/ThePrint.in State like UP has received 500% more rainfall than normal so far in October. Higher food prices could prompt India to slap additional restrictions on exports of food commodities. Mumbai: Heavy rainfall in India has damaged key summer-sown crops such as rice, soybean, cotton, pulses and vegetables just before harvesting, which could stoke food inflation in Asia’s third biggest economy, farmers, traders and industry officials said. Higher food prices could prompt New...
More »Inflation Likely Hit Five-Month High in September on food prices: Reuters Poll -Arsh Tushar Mogre
-TheWire.in A Reuters poll suggested inflation rose to an annual 7.3% in September from 7% in the previous month. If realised, that would be the highest since May 2022. Bengaluru: India‘s retail inflation accelerated to a five month high of 7.3% in September due to surging food prices, staying well above the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) upper tolerance band for a ninth month, a Reuters poll found. Fueled by erratic rainfall and...
More »India’s retail inflation on steady rise on the back of high food prices, may inch up to 7.3% -Lalit Kumar
-Financial Express The numbers projected in Barclays report are the result of an uptick in prices of staples such as cereals, pulses, vegetables, spices, and dairy. As a result, the food inflation could rise to 8.5 per cent on-year in September, the report added. Buoyant food prices may drive India’s retail inflation to 7.3 per cent on-year in September – 30 basis points higher than that in August, according to a forecast...
More »Mahindra tractor sales hit a high of 47,100 units in September
-The Hindu Exports were up 26 per cent at 1,613 units Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part of the Mahindra group, said tractor sales hit a high of 47,100 units in September 2022, as against 39.053 units in September 2021. This represented a 21 per cent year-on-year growth. “This is our highest ever sales in a month. With the Kharif crop harvest starting soon and crop prices holding firm,...
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