India's FMCG sector faces headwinds as El Nino threatens a weaker monsoon. A deficient monsoon could hurt agricultural output and weaken rural sentiment. This situation may lead to higher food inflation and reduced household discretionary spending. Farm incomes could be impacted, weighing further on rural consumption. The full impact of a deficient monsoon is likely visible towards year-end.

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.

India's FMCG sector faces headwinds as El Nino threatens a weaker monsoon. A deficient monsoon could hurt agricultural output and weaken rural sentiment. This situation may lead…