1.   Fish and vegetable prices also declined.

2.   Food prices rose as a cold winter boosted vegetable prices and farmers held back livestock to rebuild herds.

3.   Fruit and vegetable prices shot up last year because crops were damaged by an unusually hot summer and water shortages.

4.   In November, Congress clobbered the Bharatiya Janata Party in state elections, largely on the issue of rising vegetable prices.

5.   Lower vegetable prices offset higher costs for fruit, beef and pork.

6.   Some fruit and vegetable prices also fell.

7.   The Bharatiya Janata Party, in power in New Delhi and Rajasthan, has been seriously weakened by skyrocketing vegetable prices and shortages of electricity and water.

8.   The flooding could force up fruit and vegetable prices because of a loss of crops to flood damage, Aninat said.

9.   The resource center also provides links to marketplaces and food and dining sites, like bulletin boards and databases, and global fruit and vegetable prices.

10.   The victorious Congress Party is demanding a parliamentary debate on the failure to control rising vegetable prices.