Chennai, Sept. 8 -- In August 2025, the cost of home-cooked vegetarian thali went down by about 7% and non-vegetarian 8% respectively, as compared to same period in 2024 owing to benign commodity prices, as per CRISIL Market Intelligence report.
However the cost of home-cooked vegetarian thali in August showed a 4% increase over July 2025 while the non-vegetarian food showed a 2% increase for the same period.
The decline in vegetarian thali cost year-on-year was led by a sharp drop in the prices of vegetables - primarily tomato, onion and potato (TOP).
According to the report, the prices of potato and onion declined 31% and 37% on-year, respectively, on a high base.
In the year-ago period, potato production had shrunk 5-7% due to blight...