Food inflation to ease in few months over good kharif output: Govt

Food inflation is expected to slow down in the coming months amid expectations of a bumper summer crop (kharif) harvest, according to a government report. A favourable monsoon, adequate reservoir levels and higher minimum support prices are likely to boost winter crop sowing and production, it said. Notably, India's retail inflation surged to a 14-month high of 6.21% in October.