Food Inflation: Inflation flared up! Both Veg and Nonveg plates are expensive; Food costs reach 5-month high

• Inflation flared up!
• Both Veg and Nonveg plates are expensive
• Food costs at 5-month high

Food Inflation: At present, the prices of all are increasing rapidly. All of them are affecting the lives of common people. If you feel that your kitchen expenses are slowly increasing these days, then this is true. Even the latest statistics show that this difference is now on a larger scale. In June 2026, household food expenditure, particularly on both vegetarian and non-vegetarian items, saw a steady increase. For the first time in the last five months, the cost of both these items has increased. Therefore inflation The boom is increasing and it is having a big impact on the general public.

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The biggest reason for the increase in household kitchen expenses is the increase in prices of edible oil, LPG cylinders and broiler chicken. According to CRISIL Intelligence’s monthly ‘Roti-Rice Rate’ report, the price of the vegetarian item rose to ₹28.4 in June as against ₹27.4 in May. Meanwhile, the average price of non-vegetarian food was ₹58.2 in June as compared to ₹56.5 in May.

Why did the non-vegetarian platter become expensive?

The reason for the increase in price of non-vegetarian thali is the increase in the price of boiler chicken.
Boiler chicken prices have increased by around 7% compared to last year, while it has increased by around 2% in a month.
According to Crisil, boiler chicken accounts for the largest share of the total cost of a non-vegetarian platter.
Due to this reason, its price increase has made the whole plate more expensive.

What factors have increased kitchen costs?

Onion prices rose by around 2% due to the arrival of expensive Rabi crops in the market.
Edible oil and LPG cylinder prices increased by around 10% each.
Tomato prices rose by around 31% in a year to Rs 42 per kg.
Supply disruptions due to tensions in West Asia put pressure on the prices of many essential commodities.
Compared to May, tomatoes became more expensive by 17%, onions by 8% and potatoes by 5%.
Potato prices fell by 14% year-on-year due to the arrival of the new rabi crop, providing some relief to costs.

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