Scant monsoons have added to higher farm input prices after the geopolitical events and are expected to trump rural demand and push prices further up, according to expert analyses.

A weak monsoon in India may push inflation to 5.1% for FY27, while also dampening rural demand and straining fiscal balances, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Scant monsoons have added to higher farm input prices after the geopolitical events and are expected to trump rural demand and push prices further up, according to expert analyses.