Inflation: If you thought February inflation numbers will ensure further RBI rate cuts, think twice. Here's why!
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The recent spate of sudden rainfall may become a huge spoiler for the
“The recent spate of rains has destroyed a lot of crops including wheat and mango in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. This will definitely lead to an acute shortage of supply as the demand will be high in the market,” said vegetable trader at the Okhla Mandi requesting anonymity .
He added that consumers can also expect hoarding of these agricultural produce in the near future. “If the government does not do something immediately then we can expect traders to hoard the goods in want of higher prices. This will certainly shoot up the vegetable prices in the market,” he explained.
Elaborating on the sentiment, economists noted that if the food prices go up, this could result in
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Commenting on the issue of further rate cuts, a senior economist from Crisil said that the current situation doesnot leave much room for further policy rate cuts by the
However, analysts beg to differ. Jaijit Bhattacharya, partner, infrastructure and government services at
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