India’s food inflation has layers. The onion is only the first

Podcast: Daybreak · The Ken

Opublikowano: 2026-10-14

On October 12, government data showed India’s food inflation rose to 7.7% in September, led by onion prices that more than doubled from a year earlier. Back in May, onion growers in Nashik wore garlands of onions and tried to block the Mumbai–Agra highway because prices had fallen to ₹4 to ₹6 a kilo. The government says India grew almost as many onions as the year before, and it kept a stockpile for exactly this kind of spike. Prices rose anyway, and rural households are feeling it most. Why is it so hard to keep India’s kitchen affordable...