Big relief on inflation front, homemade thali became cheaper in November; Know how much the cost has reduced

Food Price In November 2025: In November this year, the cost of home-made vegetarian and non-vegetarian thali has declined by 13 percent on an annual basis. This information has been given in the latest report of rating agency Crisil Intelligence. The main reason for this is the decrease in the prices of vegetables and pulses. According to the report, tomato prices have fallen by 17 percent last month due to high supply. At the same time, due to higher base, potato prices have decreased by 29 percent.

Due to Rabi stock and sluggish exports, there has been a decline of 53 percent in the price of onion and 17 percent in the price of pulses. The main reason for the decline in the price of pulses is the increasing storage and heavy import of gram, yellow pea and black gram.

Non-veg cheaper than veg thali

However, on a monthly basis, the cost of vegetarian thali has increased by two percent and the cost of non-vegetarian thali has decreased by one percent last month. Pushan Sharma, director of CRISIL Intelligence, said onion prices are expected to rise in the medium term due to delayed kharif harvesting and low yield. Potato prices are likely to fall further as stocks are being released into the market. The rating agency has estimated that pulses prices will remain constrained in the near future due to 30 per cent import duty. Apart from this, uncontrolled import of black gram will also keep the prices of pulses limited.

How is the cost of thali decided?

Let us tell you that cost of vegetarian thali It is fixed with roti, rice, dal, curd, salad along with onion, potato, tomato. The non-vegetarian thali also has many of the same ingredients as the vegetarian thali, but instead of lentils, there is chicken (broiler). The average price of these home-cooked thalis is in line with the price of the ingredients used in preparing the dishes in this thali in North, South, East and West India.

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Retail inflation was 0.25 percent in October

Let us tell you that India’s retail inflation rate It fell sharply to 0.25 percent in October, which is its lowest level in the current series starting in 2001. This decline in the inflation rate has come due to the continuous decline in food prices. This index reflects widespread softness in major food items and food items.