Big relief to the common man, food became cheaper in January; Decreased prices of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian

CRISIL Rice Roti Rate Report Jan 2026: On the inflation front, a good news has emerged for the general public of the country. A decline in the prices of home-made vegetarian thali and non-vegetarian thali has been observed on an annual basis in January 2026. The reason for this is the decline in the prices of vegetables and pulses. This information was given in a report released on Tuesday.

According to a report by Crisil Intelligence, the price of vegetarian thali declined by one per cent in January compared to the previous year, while the price of non-vegetarian thali declined by seven per cent. The main reason for the fall in the price of vegetarian thali was the huge decline in the prices of onion, potatoes and pulses.

Tomato prices spoil the game

However, a rise in tomato prices limited the overall relief, according to CRISIL’s latest monthly food cost indicator. According to the report, the price of tomato was Rs 31 per kg in January 2025, which increased to Rs 46 per kg in January 2026, i.e. it increased by 50 percent on an annual basis. The increase was due to a 39 percent decline in arrivals this month, albeit on a lower base than last year.

In contrast, onion prices declined by 27 per cent year-on-year due to higher stock availability and decline in exports. Potato prices have fallen 23 per cent as prices were pushed up due to low yields in the last crop, creating a high base effect.

Vegetarian thali is cheaper due to these reasons

Pushpan Sharma, director of CRISIL Intelligence, said the cost of a vegetarian thali has come down due to a sharp fall in the prices of onions, potatoes and pulses. Sharma said onion and pulses prices softened due to higher stock levels, while potato prices fell due to higher base. In contrast, tomato prices increased due to last year’s low base. Due to improvement in stock in the current financial year, prices of pulses have declined by 14 percent compared to last year.

This situation was strengthened by the increase in imports of Bengal gram, yellow pea and black gram. Import of Bengal gram increased nine times on an annual basis in FY 2025, while import of yellow pea increased by 85 percent and import of black gram increased by 31 percent. Despite nominal duties being imposed, these imports were allowed to continue till March 2026. Additionally, some input costs also increased.

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Increase in oil and gas prices

Vegetable oil prices rose by 4 percent on an annual basis due to a shortage in global supply of soybean oil, which also increased domestic prices. Alpg cylinder prices There was also an increase of 6 percent on an annual basis, which limited the overall decline in the cost of thali.