The country?s food inflation rose marginally because of rise in prices of fruits and vegetables, rice and milk. According to official data released on Thursday, the food inflation rose marginally rose to 17.65% for the week ended April 10 from 17.22% in previous week. Prices of essential vegetables, including potatoes and onions declined because of significant rise in the production. Potato and onions prices have fallen by more than 50% during last three months because of rise in production.Potato prices turned cheaper by 30% during the week while onion prices fell by over 6% in comparison to same period last year. However, prices of pulses were up 28.77 % and milk by 22%.