Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 7: The cost of preparing home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis saw a notable decline in September, thanks to falling prices of key food commodities, according to a report by Crisil released on Tuesday.

Compared to the same month last year, vegetarian thali costs dropped by 10%, while non-vegetarian thalis became 6% cheaper, driven primarily by a steep fall in prices of vegetables and pulses, the report noted.

Among the biggest contributors was the potato, whose prices crashed by 31%, largely due to dumping of stock by cold storage units. Tomatoes also became cheaper, with prices falling 8% year-on-year as higher supply entered the market.

Onions saw a dramatic 46% price drop, attributed to abundant rabi crop supply and a s

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