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Nepalis forced to pay more for rice, no one knows why

by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Mar 18, 2023Food prices from wheat and meat to edible oils have shot up sharply and refuse to come down. And now even rice, the staple food of millions of Nepalis, has become more expensive. According to market observers, the price of the most common grain food in Nepali homes has gone up by Rs100 to Rs700 per bag. Analysts blame higher fertiliser costs for making food more…