How India's monsoon shaped this year's food inflation
A patchy June and a heavy August moved vegetable prices more than any policy decision did. We trace the rain, mandi by mandi.
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Chandra Consumer Goods manufactures packaged snacks and beverages sold under three regional brands, with distribution concentrated in eastern India.
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A patchy June and a heavy August moved vegetable prices more than any policy decision did. We trace the rain, mandi by mandi.
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