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The Economic Times

India’s food industry flags potential 2027 supply shock as Super El Nino threatens crops

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India's food industry warns a developing Super El Nino could disrupt 2026-27 crop output and trigger a sharper food inflation test by mid-2027, with low buffer stocks cited in sugar. While the timeline is forward-looking, the risk raises the probability of persistent inflation pressure and policy sensitivity, which can support defensive positioning and inflation hedges in traditional markets, including gold, if weather-driven supply constraints intensify.
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India’s food industry is warning that a Super El Nino could disrupt crop production and trigger a supply shock in 2027, tightening availability and pushing up food inflation. Sugar experts told the Reserve Bank of India that the structural inflation risk for sugar is expected to emerge in 2027 rather than around Diwali 2026, with the next six months seen as a key window to prepare. They said the 2026-27 sugar balance sheet has very little buffer stock, and the main inflation test is expected in mid-2027.
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