date:Aug 24, 2012
14.9%. Prices of eggs, meat and fish rose up to 9.95%.
Rawat added that among the food products that saw sharp rise was edible oil. The impact on edible oil is largely on account of the depreciation in the exchange rate, since India is a net importer of the commodity. The rupee has fallen by 8.5% this fiscal year, 2012-13, so far translating into higher import costs of edible oil. Edible oil prices rose 17.64% in April this year. Prices of others like sesame, groundnut and sunflower oil are ri