# Food to get costlier: Inflation may rise as poor monsoon rains hit rice, food grain output - Economy News | The Financial Express

> A CARE Ratings report warns that weak monsoon rains have slowed kharif sowing of rice, food grains, oilseeds and pulses, with only about 303.7 lakh hectares of the 704.5 lakh hectare target planted. Retail food inflation hit a 13-month high in June, and wholesale food inflation was near 7%.

- Date: 2019-07-29 · published 2019-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58050-food-to-get-costlier-inflation-may-rise-as-poor-monsoon-rains-hit-rice-food
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed sowing and lower expected output of rice and food grains point to tighter Indian supplies, which could support domestic grain prices and raise import demand.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-07-17 | [Cloudy outlook: Rice-growing states face big rain deficit - India News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63992-cloudy-outlook-rice-growing-states-face-big-rain-deficit-india-news-the.md) | -0.5% | -14.4% |
| RICE | 2017-09-27 | [Basmati rice to remain costlier this year on lower output estimates \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68936-basmati-rice-to-remain-costlier-this-year-on-lower-output-estimates-economy-and.md) | +0.4% | -3.0% |
| RICE | 2026-05-29 | [India Cuts Monsoon Outlook to 90% of Normal in Risk to Crops \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19228-india-cuts-monsoon-outlook-to-90-of-normal-in-risk-to-crops-financial-post.md) | -1.7% | +2.3% |
| RICE | 2026-06-02 | [India cuts foodgrains output target amid below normal monsoon forecast - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18741-india-cuts-foodgrains-output-target-amid-below-normal-monsoon-forecast-the.md) | -0.2% | +2.6% |
| RICE | 2018-08-01 | [India's monsoon rain forecast cut, farm output seen at risk \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63497-india-s-monsoon-rain-forecast-cut-farm-output-seen-at-risk-the-star.md) | -8.4% | -11.1% |

## Sources

- preprod.financialexpress.com: https://preprod.financialexpress.com/policy/economy-food-to-get-costlier-inflation-may-rise-as-poor-monsoon-rains-hit-rice-food-grain-output-1659493/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.