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Informist, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025

 

--CRISIL arm: Cost of non-vegetarian thali down 8% on yr at INR 54.6 in Aug

--CRISIL arm: Cost of vegetarian thali down 7% on year at INR 29.1 in Aug

 

MUMBAI – The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian thali rose 4% on month in August to INR 29.1 caused by a rise in tomato prices in the wake of lower supply, CRISIL Intelligence said in a report. However, the price of the thali declined 7% on a yearly basis due to a sharp decline in vegetable prices, it said. Meanwhile, the cost of a home-cooked non-vegetarian thali rose 2% on month in August to INR 54.6 while it was down 8% on year.

 

Prices of potato and onion declined 31% and 37% on year, respectively, due a high base. "In the year-ago period, potato production had shrunk 5-7% due to blight infestation and weather changes, pushing up the prices."

 

According to the report, the agency expects the total potato output to rise 3-5% on year and that of onion 18-20%, pulling down prices of these vegetables. Prices of pulses also declined 14% on year due to higher production and stocks compared with a year-ago period.

 

 

Price of the vegetarian thali rose on a monthly basis by 4% as tomato prices surged 26% on month which was driven by a 35% on-year decline in arrivals in local markets, the agency said. However, prices of potato and onion were stable in August from July, it added. 

 

The prices of non-vegetarian thali fell on yearly basis due to a 10% on-year fall in broiler prices. The prices of broiler makes up about 50% of the entire cost of the non-vegetarian thali. Lower prices of vegetable and pulses also supported the total fall.  

 

However, prices of vegetable oils surged 24% on year due to high demand at the start of the festival season. Additionally, a 6% on-year increase in prices of liquified petroleum gas cylinders limited the overall price decline of the thalis. "The rise in the cost of non-vegetarian thali was capped as oversupply of broilers kept their prices stable on-month despite a rise in demand with the conclusion of the Shravan month."

 

"In the near term, thali prices are likely to remain lower on-year, aided by the high base of vegetables and pulses," Pushan Sharma, director of CRISIL Intelligence, said in a note. The government's decision to allow free imports of yellow pea and black gram, or urad, is expected to exert downward pressure on pulse prices, he added.  End

 

Reported by J. Navya Sruthi

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

 

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