According to the report, the price of vegetarian thali increased by 20 percent to Rs 33.3 per plate compared to a year ago.
Home-cooked meals, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian, became costlier in October due to a rise in vegetable prices, a report said on Wednesday.
The price of a vegetarian thali rose 20 per cent to Rs 33.3 per plate from a year ago and was higher than Rs 31.3 in September, mainly due to a rise in vegetable prices, a division of rating agency CRISIL said.
The monthly ‘Roti Rice Rates’ report said onion prices rose 46 per cent year-on-year in October, while potato prices rose 51 per cent mainly due to incessant rains, which reduced arrivals and affected the crop in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the monthly ‘Roti Rice Rates’ report said. Also had an impact. It said.
The report also said that tomato prices have doubled to Rs 64 per kg from Rs 29 per kg in the same period last year due to arrivals being affected due to rains. The report said that prices of this commodity are likely to stabilize from November. With supplies from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.
The report said vegetable prices constitute 40 per cent of the total price of a thali and hence fluctuations impact the total cost.
Prices of pulses, which hold 11 per cent weight in vegetable meals, rose 11 per cent during the month due to low opening stocks, low stock pipeline and festive demand, the report said, adding that prices are expected to fall. On new arrivals from December.
An 11 percent year-on-year decline in fuel costs helped offset the surge in food costs, the report said.
In the case of the non-vegetarian thali, broiler prices have fallen by 9 per cent, accounting for half the cost of the thali, leading to a relatively slow increase in costs, the report said.
The price of a home-made non-veg thali in October stood at Rs 61.6, up from Rs 59.3 in the year-ago period and Rs 58.6 in the year-ago period, the report said.
It added that the prices of vegetables, which constitute 22 per cent of the cost of non-veg thali, also affected the total cost of non-veg thali.
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