Egg rate today in India — NECC rates for 34 markets

What is the egg rate today in India?

The NECC suggested egg rate for 17 September 2026 averages ₹5.73 per egg across the 24 markets on NECC’s suggested-rate table — about ₹171.90 for a tray of 30. The cheapest market is Hyderabad at ₹5.30 per egg; the costliest is Kolkata at ₹6.35.

That gap between cities is normal. A tray of 30 typically costs ₹15–25 more in a deficit city than in a production hub, and the spread widens in winter when demand peaks.

Where these rates come from

Every figure on this site is the daily suggested price published by the National Egg Co-ordination Committee (NECC) — the farmers’ body that has issued a daily reference price for each major Indian egg market since 1982. NECC rates are suggestive, not mandatory: farmers, traders and shops are free to transact above or below them, and most retail counters do sell above the NECC rate once handling, breakage and margin are added.

We republish those rates the day they are issued and add what NECC does not: charts, seasonal month-by-month averages, and the complete daily archive back to February 2009 for every market — here’s exactly how.

Why egg rates differ so much between cities

India’s egg production is concentrated in a handful of clusters — Namakkal in Tamil Nadu, the Godavari districts and Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and Warangal in Telangana, and Barwala in Haryana. Rates are lowest inside those belts. Everywhere else pays for the journey: Ranchi, Kolkata, Patna and the eastern deficit markets consistently quote higher because eggs arrive by truck from hundreds of kilometres away, carrying freight, handling and breakage with them.

Season matters just as much as geography. Egg demand rises through winter and falls through summer, so rates usually peak around December and bottom out around March to May. Feed costs — mainly maize and soya — set the floor underneath all of it, and vegetarian observances such as Shravan and Navratri pull demand down sharply in specific regions for specific weeks.

How to use this site

• Checking today’s price? Pick your city in the hero above, or browse all cities & the map.
• Buying in bulk? Every rate is shown per egg, per tray of 30, per 100 and per peti of 210 — the units the trade actually quotes.
• Planning purchases? Open any market page and scroll to which months are cheaper — month-by-month averages across 17 years.
• Researching trends? Every market page carries the full daily archive since February 2009, with all-time highs and lows. Recent days are on past rates.