What the sources establish
- The index increased 1.5% from the revised August level.
- It was 5.8% above September 2025.
- Crop-based groups rose; meat declined and dairy changed little.
How to read the bigger picture
An international export-price basket is an upstream signal, not a household grocery bill. Exchange rates, distribution costs, taxes, and local production shape how the change reaches consumers.
What we should keep in view
- The index is not a national retail-inflation measure.
- August values were revised in the release.
- This covers September, not the whole month of October.
What would change the picture?
- Compare local food inflation with commodity-price changes.
- Watch revisions and movements within each commodity group.
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