# Food inflation worries mount amid low kharif yield, sluggish rabi sowing

> Retail prices of rice, sugar, mustard oil and onion in India are well above last year's levels. Food inflation reached 7.74% in September, and kharif output is expected to fall on a deficient El Niño-affected monsoon.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:15:46.949Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31071-food-inflation-worries-mount-amid-low-kharif-yield-sluggish-rabi-sowing
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indian kharif output and high domestic prices point to firmer rice demand and tighter supply, which supports rice prices and may prompt further trade interventions.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-10-23 | [Wild weather sparking food inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5718-wild-weather-sparking-food-inflation.md) | +2.0% | +1.8% |
| RICE | 2021-07-20 | [After second wave, patchy monsoon rains are raising growth and inflation worries for India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46033-after-second-wave-patchy-monsoon-rains-are-raising-growth-and-inflation-worries.md) | +3.9% | +3.9% |
| RICE | 2023-08-11 | [China floods hit rice, corn crops; trigger food inflation worries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34584-china-floods-hit-rice-corn-crops-trigger-food-inflation-worries-reuters.md) | -3.1% | +0.4% |
| RICE | 2022-10-10 | [Threat of food inflation looms as India grapples with delayed heavy rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39075-threat-of-food-inflation-looms-as-india-grapples-with-delayed-heavy-rains.md) | -0.5% | +2.9% |
| RICE | 2024-04-05 | [High rice inflation could linger until July as market prices keep going up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10813-high-rice-inflation-could-linger-until-july-as-market-prices-keep-going-up.md) | +4.1% | +12.2% |

## Sources

- financialexpress.com: https://www.financialexpress.com/policy/economy/food-inflation-worries-mount-amid-low-kharif-yield-sluggish-rabi-sowing/4374512/

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