New Delhi, (UNI) The cost of home-cooked vegetarian foods and non-vegetarian thalis declined 10pc and 6pc on year, respectively, amid benign commodity prices, said a CRISIL report today.
The average cost of preparing a thali at home is calculated based on input prices prevailing in north, south, east and west India. This monthly change reflects the impact on common man’s expenditure.
The Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL) report said “ Potato prices declined by 31pc owing to dumping of stocks by cold storage units, while tomato prices fell 8pc year-on-year on the back of higher supplies. Onion prices declined 46pc on-year because of higher rabi supplies entering the market and an increase in domestic supplies resulting from the bearish import momentum from Bangladesh, which accounts for 40pc in India’s onion export basket.”
“ Prices of pulses declined 16pc because of downward pressure from an increase in the imports of Bengal gram, yellow pea and black gram which are allowed until March 2026,” it said.
CRISIL said that vegetable oil prices have surged 21pc on-year owing to higher demand at the start of the festive season. Additionally, a 6pc on-year increase in prices of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders limited the decline in the overall cost of thalis.
The decline in the cost of non-vegetarian thali was relatively slower on account of a moderate 1 pc year-on-year fall in broiler prices, which make up about 50pc of the cost.
“ However, on-month, the cost of the vegetarian thali fell 3pc in September, while that of Non-vegetarian thali rose at a similar pace.” the CRISIL report said.
The rise in the cost of the non-vegetarian thali was on account of an estimated 10pc rise in broiler prices because of supply constraints amid low production, the report said.
