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Food prices skyrocket as India's agri sector faces drought, low output
Akshay Kalbag, Mumbai
With the Indian Meteorological Department officially admitting to a drought-like situation recently, agriculture, which primarily relies on rains for normal output, and all allied sectors such as food processing, are gearing up for a fresh round of hike in prices of raw materials and its cascading effect - spike in prices of the final product - processed food.