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Nation's annual food inflation rose to 17.65 percent for the week ended April 10 from 17.22 percent a week ago as prices of milk, fruits and lentils went up during the period under review, official data showed on Thursday.

Annual food inflation rose to 17.7 percent for the week ended March 27 from 16.35 percent a week before owing to a rise in the prices of milk, fruits, vegetables and lentils.

Food inflation rose marginally to 16.34 percent for the week ended 20th March from the four-month-low 16.22 percent the week beofre, according to official figures released on Thursday.

Nation's annual food inflation dropped marginally to 17.22 percent for the week ended April 3 from 17.7 percent a week before even as prices of milk, fruits and lentils rose during the period under review, data showed Thursday.

Annual food inflation declined to 16.61 percent for the week ended April 17 from 17.65 percent a week ago due to a fall in prices of fruits, vegetables and some coarse cereals, official data showed on Thursday.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that prices of foodgrains are expected to come down after the rabi harvest, blaming the inflation on the supply bottleneck.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday voiced concern about high inflation but said it would ease due to a gradual fall in prices of food items.

For April, 20.02 lakh tonnes sugar has been released, which is adequate to meet the internal demand of sugar for the month," the ministry statement said.