Food prices Archives

December 12, 2025 5:48 PM

CPI inflation slightly higher in November; sharp fall in food costs persists

India’s headline inflation, as measured by the all-India Consumer Price Index (CPI), continued at low levels in November 2025 but rose compared with October, official provisional data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implement...

November 15, 2025 2:06 PM

Trump drops tariffs on food imports; India’s mango and tea exports may benefit

US President Donald Trump has cut tariffs on food imports as “affordability” emerges as a potential political factor, and India’s mango, pomegranate, and tea exports may benefit. Tropical fruits and juices, tea, and spices are among the import...

November 7, 2025 3:58 PM

World food prices fall for second consecutive month in October, UN’s FAO says

World food commodity prices fell for a second consecutive month in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks a basket of globall...

October 14, 2025 2:20 PM

India’s WPI Inflation remains subdued at 0.13% in September

India’s annual rate of inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) eased to 0.13 per cent in September, down from 0.52 per cent in August, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. The decline was drive...

August 8, 2025 4:00 PM

World food prices at 2-year high on rising meat and edible oils, FAO says

World food commodity prices rose in July to their highest in over two years, as a jump for vegetable oils and record levels for meat outweighed falling cereal, dairy and sugar prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said. The F...