# Sugar up nearly 30%, cereal, milk and chicken prices also rising as inflation pressure builds

> Retail cereal inflation in India reached 7.74% in September, and experts say it could approach 10% by December 2026; sugar prices are reported to have risen nearly 30% in a year. Below-average rain and El Niño have affected farming and rabi-season sowing, with crop and irrigation-water stress reported in parts of Maharashtra and other regions. The text also says milk, eggs and chicken are becoming more expensive.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-06T01:39:07.670Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83122-sugar-up-nearly-30-cereal-milk-and-chicken-prices-also-rising-as-inflation
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-related crop stress could tighten supplies of cereals and feed ingredients, supporting prices; higher feed costs can also add pressure to poultry and dairy production costs. Inflation may prompt the Reserve Bank of India to raise interest rates, although the article gives no specific commodity price forecasts.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- MILK: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

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| CORN | 2026-08-04 | [Econ Roundup: Demand Supports Milk Prices, Feed Costs Rising - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4737-econ-roundup-demand-supports-milk-prices-feed-costs-rising-nmpf.md) | -1.3% | +10.1% |
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## Sources

- primetime24.com: https://primetime24.com/en/story/sugar-up-nearly-30-cereal-milk-and-chicken-prices-also-rising-as-inflation/

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