Cost of home-cooked veg, Non-veg thalis falls 13% in Nov
Decline in per plate tariff is due to ease in input prices
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New Delhi: The cost of preparing both vegetarian and non vegetarian thalis at home fell 13 per cent year on year in November, driven mainly by declines in vegetable and pulse prices, a report said on Monday.
The report from Crisil Intelligence said that tomato prices declined 17 per cent on-year due to higher supplies, while potato prices were down 29 per cent on a high base.
Onion prices plunged 53 per cent owing to larger rabi stocks from previous seasons and subdued exports.
Price of pulses declined 17 per cent amid increased stocks and heavy imports of Bengal gram, yellow pea and black gram, the report said.
On a monthly basis, however, the cost of a vegetarian thali rose 2 per cent, while that of a non-vegetarian thali dipped 1 per cent in November, it said.
“Over the medium term, onion prices are expected to firm up because of delayed kharif harvest-ing and lower yields. Potato prices, however, are likely to moderate further as cold-storage stocks are released into the market,” said Pushan Sharma, Director, Crisil Intelligence
The firm forecasted that prices of pulses are expected to remain range-bound in the near term due to the 30 per cent import duty on yellow pea.
