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Indian rice farmer Ibrahim Shaikh says he looked up at the sky daily and prayed for unseasonal rains to stop. His prayers unanswered, he says he started harvesting the wet crop earlier this week.

Kadadhe, India: Indian rice farmer Ibrahim Shaikh says he looked up at the sky daily and prayed for unseasonal rains to stop. His prayers unanswered,...

Imports are not an option because of high prices overseas after the war in Ukraine

Economists say annual headline inflation will likely start easing from Septembers 7.41% peak because of a jump in the index in corresponding months last year, but price pressures on grains, vegetable and milk will persist.

The retail price of 1 kg tomatoes has breached the Rs 100 mark in Mumbai. The price of the kitchen staple has nearly doubled in the last two weeks.

On the tomato front, the outlook is far from abundantly rosy. With a dip in supply, prices of this kitchen staple have risen sharply in the last 10 days. Traders at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) say that there will be no respite for buyers in the days to come, as farmers will start planting afresh just before the monsoon.