Key factors affecting Food Inflation in India
- Integrity Education, Delhi
- 28, Jun 2021
Context: UN FAO world food price index (FPI) touched 127.1 points in May, its highest value since September 2011 but the increase in global food prices is not getting reflected in India.
- International prices of edible oil and pulses: Price Up, Inflation Up
- Fuel cost being pass-through to consumers: Price Up, Inflation Up
- Monsoon : Monsoon Up, Crop Production Up, Inflation down
- Minimum Support price for various crops by Government: MSP Up, Inflation Up