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Behind the rise & fall in vegetable prices

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Rising vegetable prices have hit household budgets hard. Centre's panicky excise cut following a drubbing in state by-polls has brought some relief, but for how long?
Behind the rise & fall in vegetable prices
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Prices of vegetables, especially key ingredients in cooking like tomatoes and okra, rose sharply after unseasonal rains damaged produce last month, fuelling inflation. Centre’s excise cut on petrol and diesel after a drubbing in the by-polls has reduced vegetable prices in most states. But is this relief only until the UP elections?

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