Fuel price hike may raise farm input costs ahead of kharif sowing
“As fuel is deeply linked to transportation, agriculture and logistics, a rise in diesel prices will also have an impact on inflation in India. Any sustained increase in diesel costs eventually gets transmitted into higher food prices, freight rates and manufacturing costs, putting upward pressure on overall retail inflation,” said Dr. Dharmveer, assistant professor, department of economics, Delhi School of Economics.
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