Home-cooked thali costs up 5% YoY in June as tomato, onion and LPG prices climb
Crisil's June thali index shows veg meal cost rising 5% YoY to Rs 28.4 and non-veg 6% to Rs 58.2, driven by tomato (+31% to Rs 42/kg), veg oil (+10%), LPG (+10%), onion (+2%) and broiler (+7%), partly cushioned by cheaper potatoes (-14%). Rainfall ran 17% below LPA.
What happened
Crisil report shows June home-cooked thali costs rose 5% (veg) and 6% (non-veg) YoY on higher tomato, onion, vegetable oil, LPG and broiler prices, partly
Key facts
- veg thali +5% YoY
- non-veg thali +6% YoY
- veg thali Rs 28.4
- non-veg thali Rs 58.2
- tomato +31% to Rs 42/kg
- veg oil +10%
- LPG +10%
- onion +2%
- potato -14%
- broiler +7%
- rainfall 17% below LPA
Why this matters
Structural staple-cost volatility strengthens the case for private-label sourcing, supply-chain integration, and hedging partnerships to insulate grocery margins from commodity swings.
What to watch
- IMD monsoon progress vs LPA over July-August
- Daily tomato/onion mandi arrivals and wholesale prices
- Global edible oil (palm/soy) and crude/LPG price trajectory
- July CPI food print and RBI policy tone
- Crisil July thali index for trend confirmation
- Monitor QSR and packaged-food players for gross-margin guidance revisions on edible oil and LPG
- Track grocery retailers' private-label and staples mix shift as consumers trade down
- Watch for RBI commentary linking food inflation to rate-cut timing
- Assess cold-chain and tomato/onion sourcing resilience among modern-trade grocers