 "FAO estimates higher cereal output")
After vegetables, it is the prices of cereals that have started moving up due to expectations of lower kharif output, following crop damage caused by excess rainfall this year, and higher demand brought on by changing consumption patterns.
While the price rise in the main cereals such as rice and wheat was marginal due to the availability of huge stocks with the government-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI), coarse grains have become costlier by up to 16 per cent during the past one month on forecasts of lower output this year.
Jowar surged by 16 per cent in the benchmark
