Streets claimed that this was to make them healthier but others attribute it to food inflation.

Europe's action is intended to stop an exodus of wheat to the world market and head off food inflation in Europe by insuring adequate supplies.

Problems included unemployment, low wages, and high levels of food inflation, well above the healthy rate of 2-3%.

The worst of the food inflation is likely to come in higher meat and poultry prices early next year.

That could keep food inflation in general less than 3 percent, according to most economists' projections.

Lower farm prices are helping to keep food inflation in check.

Because meat is a big component of food costs, that kept overall food inflation low, although other products rose in price.

The extent of food inflation rises masked by smaller pack sizes at same cost.

The country has been beset by food inflation; there have been riots over the price of onions.

Mr Vazirani pointed out that food inflation was already at its lowest for four years.