The Core Report | #131 Vegetable Prices Are Spiking Due To Climate Shocks And Poor Storage

#131 Vegetable Prices Are Spiking Due To Climate Shocks And Poor Storage

October 25, 2023 / 25:07/E131

On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Dipti Deshpande, Principal Economist at Crisil.

SHOW NOTES

[00:00] Stories Of the Day
[01:00] Global markets steady as they brace for longer term uncertainty in middle east, oil under $90 a barrel.
[02:37] US Economy was supposed to slow down right now. But it’s not happening.
[07:17] Vegetable prices are spiking because of climate shocks and poor storage. What can be done? With Crisil’s Dipti Deshpande
[17:22] India’s air conditioners will consume more electricity than all of Africa.
[19:29] Mumbai’s deteriorating air quality is a public health crisis, like Covid and deserves a similar response.