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Mutton is retailing here at Rs 600 a kg, from Rs 500 a kg about a month before. Price of broiler chicken is Rs 150-160 a kg, as compared to Rs 130 a kg earlier.
The government has also extended till August 31 the repayment date of short-term crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh for agriculture and allied activities. The decision, taken by the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will give respite to farmers and also help them take a call on which kharif (summer) crop to grow as sowing picks up with the arrival of southwest monsoon.
According to latest data, crops have been sown in around 72.13 million hectares, which is 8.90 per cent less than the same period last year.
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Inflation was up 0.37 per cent to 3.96 per cent for the week ended May 6 as against 3.59 per cent in the previous week.
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The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy marginally by Rs 72 per quintal to Rs 1,940 per quintal for the 2021-22 crop year, while the rates of pulses, oilseeds and cereals were hiked substantially. Among the commercial crops, the MSP of cotton was increased by Rs 211 per quintal to Rs 5,726 for medium staple variety, and by Rs 200 per quintal to Rs 6,025 for long-staple variety of cotton for the 2021-22 crop year (July-June). The decision taken by the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will help farmers take a call on which kharif (summer) crop to grow as sowing picks with the spread of the Southwest monsoon in the coming weeks.
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The wholesale price index-based inflation stood below one per cent mark for the fourth consecutive week after rising from sub-zero levels in the first week of September.
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With monsoon rainfall 16% below the long-period average, total sowing area is down by 7% at 56.7 million hectares so far this season.
Though agriculture ministry officials are confident of a bumper harvest due to record increase in kharif acreage, experts and farmers said the on-ground situation in some crops is not that encouraging as incessant rains since the last few weeks and pest attack could impact the final yield.
Inflation has dropped to 0.48 per cent for the week ended May 2 from 0.70 per cent in the previous week.
Inflation rose to 0.70 per cent for the week ended April 25 on account of higher prices of essential food articles like cereals, pulses, vegetable, milk and sugar.
In the primary articles group, the prices of fruit, vegetables and bajra declined by two per cent each, while coffee became cheaper by one per cent. Also, raw rubber, groundnut seed and gingelly seed became cheaper by 6 per cent, 3 per cent and one per cent, respectively.
Against this, food inflation stood at 13.68 per cent for the week ended October 31.
The food inflation edged up to 13.68 per cent for the week ended October 31, from 13.39 per cent in the previous week mainly on account of soaring vegetable prices.
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