# India faces risk of prolonged food inflation

> Deficient rainfall and rising production costs are pushing food prices higher in India, with food inflation possibly reaching 10% in Q4 2026. Rainfall in Jalna district is about 48% below average, hampering rabi sowing in western and southern regions.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T01:36:30.426Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78941-india-faces-risk-of-prolonged-food-inflation
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

Lower rabi planting and tighter supply of wheat, rice and pulses could support Indian grain and feed prices, and the rupee weakness adds upward pressure on import costs.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- USDINR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-23 | [Wild weather sparking food inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5718-wild-weather-sparking-food-inflation.md) | -0.1% | -4.5% |
| 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 | 2026-09-09 | [Feed mills warn of ration price rises -  Free](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17598-feed-mills-warn-of-ration-price-rises-free.md) | -1.4% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-21 | [Explainer: Why food prices will remain high in India \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29727-explainer-why-food-prices-will-remain-high-in-india-reuters.md) | -6.9% | -4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-31 | [India braces for another month of above-average rainfall in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28728-india-braces-for-another-month-of-above-average-rainfall-in-september.md) | +3.6% | +14.4% |
| 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 | 2023-08-02 | [Rice prices soar on back of India’s export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12039-rice-prices-soar-on-back-of-india-s-export-ban.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| RICE | 2020-10-23 | [Wild weather sparking food inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5718-wild-weather-sparking-food-inflation.md) | +2.0% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- vietnam.vn: https://www.vietnam.vn/an-do-doi-mat-nguy-co-lam-phat-thuc-pham-keo-dai

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