A new dimension given for Inflation by RBI deputy governor Subir Gokarn says an inadequate supply response to the rising demand for food articles like milk and fishery products have led to high food inflation. “A major reason why food inflation is so problematic is because we are consuming more and more protein and the supply response is rather weak"
So why than 47% children are malnourished& near 90% adolescent girls are anemic and GHI report said India stood 67th amongst 81 countries many more bad data follows to say we are worst than sub-Saharan region....while among 121 crore of Indians near 80 crore live less than Rs.20/ a day.
A very simple question arise while we grow near 8% who are the entire beneficiary than?
Is the growth perceived down the lines are unequal?
The inclusive growth which was to be touch by all sections of society in equity is under severe threat &question?
warm regards
Soheb Lokhandwala
What is causing food inflation
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The Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn says an inadequate supply response to the rising demand for food articles like milk and fishery products have led to high food inflation. “A major reason why food inflation is so problematic is because we are consuming more and more protein and the supply response is rather weak,” said Gokarn, while speaking to media persons recently. He added that export of animal fodder, which is in short supply locally, is the reason for rise in milk prices. Prices of milk have risen by more than 10 per cent since March.
Gokarn was one of the first persons who gave a new dimension in the debate surging on food inflation in India. During his speech on October 26, 2010 he stated that the dynamics of inflation, and in particular food, has changed. Earlier food inflation was mainly because of rise in prices of crops like wheat, rice and surge in prices of particular vegetables like onions. But in the period 2009 to 2011, food inflation had risen not because of these items, but because of proteins.
A comparison of rate of inflation (see tables) shows that inflation rate for egg, meat and fish has increased from 7.26 to 10.35 per cent, while that for pulses has increased from 1.49 per cent in September to 6.87 per cent on October 1. The index for food articles group rose by 0.9 per cent for week ending September 24 due to higher prices of fruits and vegetables (4 per cent), moong, rice and ragi (2 per cent each) and gram tea and condiments and spices (1 per cent each). However, the prices declined for poultry chicken (9 per cent), bajra (4 per cent), maize (3 per cent) and jowar (2 per cent).
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Rates of Inflation [Base Year: 2004-05]
Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry press release dated October 13
Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six weeks
Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry press release dated October 13
Changing inflation dynamics
Agriculture economists from Punjab Agricultural University and Indian Agricultural Research Institute say there are various reasons for the steadily rising prices the past two years. Hoarding, faulty import-export policy and increasing purchasing power are some of the reasons, they say. Indian economy is growing at more than eight per cent and purchasing power of people is also rising which is one of the reasons why people are able to survive the price crisis.
H S Sidhu, head of the economics department, Punjab Agricultural University, says, “Change in food habits are attributed to increase in incomes and changing lifestyle that have diverted food habits from cereals to more protein diet.” He, however, adds that with the arrival of kharif crop in the market now, there would be certain decrease in food inflation.
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn says an inadequate supply response to the rising demand for food articles like milk and fishery products have led to high food inflation
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn says an inadequate supply response to the rising demand for food articles like milk and fishery products have led to high food inflation | ||
export of animal fodder, which is in short supply locally, is the reason for rise in milk prices. Prices of milk have risen by more than 10 per cent since March | ||
Agriculture economists say hoarding, faulty import-export policy and increasing purchasing power are some of the other reasons for food inflation |
The Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn says an inadequate supply response to the rising demand for food articles like milk and fishery products have led to high food inflation. “A major reason why food inflation is so problematic is because we are consuming more and more protein and the supply response is rather weak,” said Gokarn, while speaking to media persons recently. He added that export of animal fodder, which is in short supply locally, is the reason for rise in milk prices. Prices of milk have risen by more than 10 per cent since March.
Gokarn was one of the first persons who gave a new dimension in the debate surging on food inflation in India. During his speech on October 26, 2010 he stated that the dynamics of inflation, and in particular food, has changed. Earlier food inflation was mainly because of rise in prices of crops like wheat, rice and surge in prices of particular vegetables like onions. But in the period 2009 to 2011, food inflation had risen not because of these items, but because of proteins.
A comparison of rate of inflation (see tables) shows that inflation rate for egg, meat and fish has increased from 7.26 to 10.35 per cent, while that for pulses has increased from 1.49 per cent in September to 6.87 per cent on October 1. The index for food articles group rose by 0.9 per cent for week ending September 24 due to higher prices of fruits and vegetables (4 per cent), moong, rice and ragi (2 per cent each) and gram tea and condiments and spices (1 per cent each). However, the prices declined for poultry chicken (9 per cent), bajra (4 per cent), maize (3 per cent) and jowar (2 per cent).
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Rates of Inflation [Base Year: 2004-05]
| Week Ending 1st October, 2011 (Base: 2004-05) | |||||||||
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups | WPI Oct 01, 2011 | Latest week over week | Build up from end March | Year on year | 52 week avg | ||||
| 2010- 2011 | 2011- 2012 | 2010- 2011 | 2011- 2012 | 2010- 2011 | 2011- 2012 | ||||
| Food Articles | 199.5 | 1.00 | 0.91 | 11.01 | 11.39 | 17.14 | 9.32 | 10.74 | |
| Cereals | 177.4 | -0.12 | 0.68 | 1.51 | 3.44 | 5.06 | 5.41 | 4.04 | |
| Rice | 177.1 | 0.24 | 1.90 | 2.58 | 6.18 | 4.69 | 5.86 | 3.68 | |
| Wheat | 167.6 | -0.41 | 0.36 | -1.81 | -1.76 | 4.15 | -0.24 | -0.80 | |
| Pulses | 211.5 | 1.49 | 0.86 | -1.15 | 11.67 | 4.05 | 6.87 | -6.62 | |
| Vegetables | 235.4 | 7.98 | 6.23 | 60.60 | 64.16 | 25.26 | 13.01 | 13.33 | |
| Potato | 156.0 | 3.94 | -1.33 | 47.50 | 45.39 | -48.30 | 3.79 | -16.49 | |
| Onion | 235.4 | 12.25 | -8.80 | 67.09 | 39.54 | 28.18 | -10.15 | 38.96 | |
| Fruits | 177.6 | 0.83 | 1.25 | 8.95 | -4.67 | 14.71 | 12.19 | 21.78 | |
| Milk | 196.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.22 | 12.70 | 21.38 | 10.35 | 11.14 | |
| Egg, Meat & Fish | 211.7 | -1.48 | -1.85 | 10.06 | 7.24 | 28.06 | 9.92 | 13.14 | |
Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six weeks
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Changing inflation dynamics
Agriculture economists from Punjab Agricultural University and Indian Agricultural Research Institute say there are various reasons for the steadily rising prices the past two years. Hoarding, faulty import-export policy and increasing purchasing power are some of the reasons, they say. Indian economy is growing at more than eight per cent and purchasing power of people is also rising which is one of the reasons why people are able to survive the price crisis.
H S Sidhu, head of the economics department, Punjab Agricultural University, says, “Change in food habits are attributed to increase in incomes and changing lifestyle that have diverted food habits from cereals to more protein diet.” He, however, adds that with the arrival of kharif crop in the market now, there would be certain decrease in food inflation.
Deepak Mohanty, Reserve Bank of India’s executive director terms the rise as “structural food inflation”. His research shows that growth rates in monthly per capita expenditure have risen from 0.2 per cent in 2000-05 to 1.2 per cent in 2005-10 in rural areas and from 1.3 per cent in 2000-05 t0 2.0 per cent in 2005-10 in urban areas. As a result, the share of proteins in food consumption has risen from 27 per cent in 2004-05 to 30 percent in 2009-10 in rural and from 28 per cent to 32 per cent in the same period in urban areas. He presented his findings in a speech titled 'Changing Inflation Dynamics in India' on August 13, 2011.
A policy maker with the Planning Commission says failure to push through much-awaited reforms such as opening the multi-brand retail sector to foreign investment is one of the possible reasons for persistent high food inflation. “Once FDI is allowed, it will surely ease the situation,” he adds.An official with the agriculture ministry says commodity prices are expected to decrease as first advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops is out. “We are expecting around 124 million tonnes of foodgrains and 209 lakh tonnes of oilseeds during the kharif season,” he says. “With a good monsoon and bumper production, we feel that there would be a decline in commodity prices and it would ease inflation by the year-end.” He, however, refused to comment on what were the reasons of inflation fluctuation.
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