# Indian food inflation may persist: from cereals to chicken and milk, prices are all rising

> Weak monsoon rains have left farmers in southern and western India short of water for rabi sowing, with Jalna district about 48 percent below average rainfall. Prices of sugar, pulses, wheat and rice have risen while El Niño conditions are strengthening across Asia. Lower expected yields could keep food inflation elevated into the coming months.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T13:37:31.217Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77783-indian-food-inflation-may-persist-from-cereals-to-chicken-and-milk-prices-are
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced sowing and lower yields tighten Indian wheat and rice supplies and can prompt import demand or export restrictions, supporting world grain prices and feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-01 | [Wheat Price Surge Threatens to Speed Up Food Inflation - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7314-wheat-price-surge-threatens-to-speed-up-food-inflation-tt.md) | +9.3% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-28 | [Risks to global food commodity prices from El Niño](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33997-risks-to-global-food-commodity-prices-from-el-nino.md) | -5.3% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-29 | [Wheat prices are rising because of the hot and dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65065-wheat-prices-are-rising-because-of-the-hot-and-dry-weather.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-26 | [Severe Christmas frosts in the USA led to a speculative increase in wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38286-severe-christmas-frosts-in-the-usa-led-to-a-speculative-increase-in-wheat-prices.md) | +0.8% | -7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-20 | [Scattered Showers Creating Mixed Conditions for Corn and Soybean Fill Period](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12970-scattered-showers-creating-mixed-conditions-for-corn-and-soybean-fill-period.md) | -1.2% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2026-06-30 | [Corn prices in Paris are rising and in Chicago are falling under the pressure of weather factors, but in Ukraine they remain stable in anticipation of increased demand from the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18837-corn-prices-in-paris-are-rising-and-in-chicago-are-falling-under-the-pressure.md) | +5.7% | +8.7% |
| CORN | 2025-02-14 | [The Mississippi River levels are recharging but challenges may still arise for shippers and producers - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26237-the-mississippi-river-levels-are-recharging-but-challenges-may-still-arise-for.md) | +1.4% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2025-12-29 | [Good rainfall in Brazil and dry weather in Argentina will be the main factors influencing prices in the coming weeks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13823-good-rainfall-in-brazil-and-dry-weather-in-argentina-will-be-the-main-factors.md) | -1.0% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- vietnambusinessinsider.vn: https://vietnambusinessinsider.vn/lam-phat-luong-thuc-o-an-do-co-the-keo-dai-tu-ngu-coc-den-thit-ga-sua-deu-dang-dat-len-a56655.html
- vietnambusinessinsider.vn: https://www.vietnambusinessinsider.vn/lam-phat-luong-thuc-o-an-do-co-the-keo-dai-tu-ngu-coc-den-thit-ga-sua-deu-dang-dat-len-a56655.html

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