Global food prices grow first time in 7 months
Global food prices experienced a surge in March, marking the first increase since July, driven mainly by the rise in cooking oil prices, even as the costs of grains continued to decrease, stated the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization on Friday.
Persistently high food prices hindering drop in inflation to 4%: RBI Bulletin
New Delhi: Food price pressures are hindering a more rapid decline in retail inflation towards the Reserve Bank's target of 4 percent, according to an article in the central bank's March Bulletin.
Retail inflation rises to 4.91 pc amid rising food prices
New Delhi/IBNS: The retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (Combined) rose to a three-month high of 4.91 percent in November spurred by rising food prices.