A labourer carries a rice sack at a wholesale market in Jammu November 10, 2009. India's junior farm minister K.V. Thomas said on Tuesday that while rising food prices are a cause of worry, the prospects for winter-crop sowing were good. India's food prices rose 13.39 percent in the 12 months to Oct. 24, highlighting concerns that the index could stay high despite government efforts to keep a lid on prices.
REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)