# 'Crops and food prices face heat': El Nino puts India on course for driest monsoon in 17 years | Today News

> Food inflation rose for a seventh consecutive month in August to 5.95%, its highest level this year, while rice, sugar cane and corn plantings are trailing last year's levels.

- Published: 2026-09-18T06:32:32.092Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T06:32:32.092Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Science and technology
- Involves: India, India Meteorological Department, Indian farmers, cotton, long-term average, rice, seasonal precipitation, sugar

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- 2026-09-18T01:30:29.175Z - LiveMint: ['Crops and food prices face heat': El Nino puts India on course for driest monsoon in 17 years | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/food-inflation-faces-fresh-risk-el-nino-puts-india-on-course-for-driest-monsoon-in-17-years-11789693192963.html)
- 2026-09-18T06:32:32.092Z - NDTV: [El Nino Puts India On Track For Its Driest Monsoon In 17 Years](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/el-nino-puts-india-on-track-for-its-driest-monsoon-in-17-years-12062976#publisher=newsstand)

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