Orissa and Jharkhand were the only states to record a decline in wheat prices, Assocham said.

In the case of rice, the highest price hike was recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur and Assam, while Delhi and its immediate surrounding areas, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa recorded a decline last month, Assocham said.

In Kerala, wholesale wheat prices rose 49 percent, and in Assam, price of rice also zoomed 49 percent.

--Indo-Asian news service

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