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The increase is expected to impact the food and hospitality sectors.
Chicken prices are soaring in Kerala due to artificial restrictions on movement from Tamil Nadu.
Milma had last revised milk prices in December 2022.
Chocolate prices are soaring globally due to rising cocoa costs affecting brands like Hershey's, Nestle, and Lindt.
The sharp spike in Kerala’s CPI was driven largely by food inflation.
Wholesale price inflation declined to a six-month low of 2.05 per cent in March.
Retail prices of coconut oil have climbed to Rs 242 per kilogram.
The price of raw coconuts has soared to an all-time high, reaching Rs 75 to Rs 80 per kilogram.
Shoppers are seeing fewer fixed prices on display as vendors now opt for blackboard-style pricing boards, allowing them to update prices quickly in response to fluctuating costs.
In Thiruvananthapuram's Chalai market, the price of a single leaf has risen to Rs 7, up from Rs 4 just a month ago, with a bundle of 200 leaves now costing around Rs 1,400.
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