Today Egg Rate in India (Live NECC Egg Price)
Today egg rate in India is:
₹7.25 / piece
Tray Price
₹217.47 (30 Eggs)
Lowest Price Market
Hospet: ₹6.65 / egg
Highest Price Market
Allahabad: ₹7.71 / egg
Supermarket Rate
₹7.98
The latest NECC egg rate in India is ₹7.25 per piece average (13th July 2026 data). Buyers in Hospet continue to see the lowest rates nationwide at ₹6.65, whereas Allahabad sits at the top of the table with ₹7.71 per egg.
Today’s NECC Egg Rates Across India
The table below shows today’s NECC egg prices across major markets in India, including rates per piece, tray, 100 eggs, and peti.
| Market ↕ | Piece (₹) ↕ | Tray (₹) | 100 Pcs (₹) | Peti (₹) |
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| Ahmedabad (CC) | ₹7.50 | ₹225.00 | ₹750.00 | ₹1,575.00 |
| Ajmer | ₹7.10 | ₹213.00 | ₹710.00 | ₹1,491.00 |
| Barwala | ₹6.99 | ₹209.70 | ₹699.00 | ₹1,467.90 |
| Bengaluru (CC) | ₹7.25 | ₹217.50 | ₹725.00 | ₹1,522.50 |
| Brahmapur (OD) | ₹7.05 | ₹211.50 | ₹705.00 | ₹1,480.50 |
| Chennai (CC) | ₹7.35 | ₹220.50 | ₹735.00 | ₹1,543.50 |
| Chittoor | ₹7.28 | ₹218.40 | ₹728.00 | ₹1,528.80 |
| Delhi (CC) | ₹7.25 | ₹217.50 | ₹725.00 | ₹1,522.50 |
| E.Godavari | ₹6.75 | ₹202.50 | ₹675.00 | ₹1,417.50 |
| Hospet | ₹6.65 | ₹199.50 | ₹665.00 | ₹1,396.50 |
| Hyderabad | ₹7.00 | ₹210.00 | ₹700.00 | ₹1,470.00 |
| Jabalpur | ₹7.35 | ₹220.50 | ₹735.00 | ₹1,543.50 |
| Kolkata (WB) | ₹7.50 | ₹225.00 | ₹750.00 | ₹1,575.00 |
| Ludhiana | ₹7.01 | ₹210.30 | ₹701.00 | ₹1,472.10 |
| Mumbai (CC) | ₹7.50 | ₹225.00 | ₹750.00 | ₹1,575.00 |
| Mysuru | ₹7.40 | ₹222.00 | ₹740.00 | ₹1,554.00 |
| Namakkal | ₹6.65 | ₹199.50 | ₹665.00 | ₹1,396.50 |
| Pune | ₹7.60 | ₹228.00 | ₹760.00 | ₹1,596.00 |
| Raipur | ₹7.00 | ₹210.00 | ₹700.00 | ₹1,470.00 |
| Surat | ₹7.50 | ₹225.00 | ₹750.00 | ₹1,575.00 |
| Vijayawada | ₹7.25 | ₹217.50 | ₹725.00 | ₹1,522.50 |
| Vizag | ₹6.80 | ₹204.00 | ₹680.00 | ₹1,428.00 |
| W.Godavari | ₹6.75 | ₹202.50 | ₹675.00 | ₹1,417.50 |
| Warangal | ₹7.02 | ₹210.60 | ₹702.00 | ₹1,474.20 |
| Allahabad (CC) | ₹7.71 | ₹231.30 | ₹771.00 | ₹1,619.10 |
| Bhopal | ₹7.30 | ₹219.00 | ₹730.00 | ₹1,533.00 |
| Indore (CC) | ₹7.40 | ₹222.00 | ₹740.00 | ₹1,554.00 |
| Kanpur (CC) | ₹7.29 | ₹218.70 | ₹729.00 | ₹1,530.90 |
| Lucknow (CC) | ₹7.67 | ₹230.10 | ₹767.00 | ₹1,610.70 |
| Muzaffurpur (CC) | ₹7.60 | ₹228.00 | ₹760.00 | ₹1,596.00 |
| Nagpur | ₹7.45 | ₹223.50 | ₹745.00 | ₹1,564.50 |
| Patna | ₹7.60 | ₹228.00 | ₹760.00 | ₹1,596.00 |
| Ranchi (CC) | ₹7.45 | ₹223.50 | ₹745.00 | ₹1,564.50 |
| Varanasi (CC) | ₹7.50 | ₹225.00 | ₹750.00 | ₹1,575.00 |
Compare Today’s Egg Prices by City
The following is the comparison chart which shows how today’s egg prices vary across major markets with an easy-to-read visual chart. Quickly identify the highest and lowest priced cities.
Rates Comparison Chart
National Egg Market Rates Today
Here is a quick overview of today’s national egg market, including NECC, wholesale, retail, and supermarket rates, along with the highest and lowest priced markets across India.
NECC Egg Price Trends
Explore how NECC egg prices have changed over time using the interactive chart below. Select a city and time period to compare historical price trends and understand how the market has moved.
Egg Price Calculator
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Overview of the NECC Egg Rates
What is the National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC)?
NECC: the National Egg Coordination Committee, is the body that sets India’s daily egg prices. It is a trade organization that connects egg producers, layer farm operators, poultry farmers, wholesalers, and market participants across the country under one pricing framework.
Every morning, NECC publishes a suggested wholesale egg price for major production centers and consumption markets. This published rate is what the entire Indian egg trade uses as its daily reference point.
Why do traders follow NECC prices? Simply because it gives everyone, buyers and sellers, a common starting point. Without it, prices would vary unpredictably across hundreds of cities with no reliable baseline for negotiations.
The NECC rate is not legally binding. But in practice, most wholesale egg transactions across India are benchmarked against it every single day.
How NECC Sets Egg Prices?
NECC collects real market data from production hubs every morning before publishing the rate. Here is what goes into it:
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1Production LevelsHow many eggs are being produced at major layer farms in Namakkal, Barwala, Pune, and Hyderabad on that day. More supply generally means lower prices.
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2Market DemandHow much buyers across consumption centers want to purchase. If demand is high and supply is tight, the rate moves up. If supply is heavy and demand is slow, it comes down.
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3Regional DataA city close to a production hub like Namakkal pays less than a city like Delhi that depends on long-distance supply. Regional differences are factored in before the rate is published.
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4Daily Feedback from the MarketCommission agents, wholesalers, and traders from across India report ground-level buying and selling activity back to NECC. This keeps the rate connected to what is actually happening in the market.
The final published rate is a suggested price, not a government rule. But because it reflects real supply, demand, and regional conditions, it is the most reliable daily reference the Indian egg market has.
India’s Egg Market Overview
India is one of the largest egg producers and consumers in the world. The poultry sector supports millions of farmers, commission agents, transporters, and traders across the country. To understand why egg prices move the way they do, it helps to understand how this market actually works.
Types of Egg Prices in India
When you look at egg prices, you will notice several different figures — NECC rate, wholesale rate, retail rate, and more. Each one means something different. Here is a simple breakdown:
Egg Consumption in India
India consumes over 130 billion eggs every year. That number has been climbing steadily as incomes rise and more people add eggs to their regular diet.
Demand does not look the same everywhere though:
When consumption rises faster than supply can keep up, NECC rates reflect that pressure the very next morning. Demand is one of the fastest-moving inputs in daily egg pricing.
Poultry Industries in India
India is the third-largest egg producer in the world, after China and the United States. Nearly all of this production comes from commercial layer farms — large operations with thousands of hens specifically bred for egg laying.
Where are most eggs produced? Five states handle the bulk of India’s commercial output:
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Haryana. Large integrated layer farms in these states produce and move eggs to both nearby cities and distant markets through a wide network of commission agents and wholesale distributors.
The supply chain is fast. From a layer farm to a wholesale market to a retail shop typically takes 24 to 48 hours. Any disruption such as a road block, a vehicle shortage, or an outbreak at a farm shows up in prices quickly because there is very little buffer stock in this supply chain.
When production is strong and transport runs smoothly, prices stay steady or fall. When either breaks down, the NECC rate moves up. That connection between the farm and the daily price is direct and fast-moving.
Factors Affecting Egg Prices in India
Egg prices do not move without a reason. Every rise or fall in the daily NECC rate connects back to one or more of the factors below. Knowing these helps you make better buying and selling decisions.
• Festival season demand spikes → prices rise
• A disease outbreak reduces flock size → prices rise
• Post-festival demand drops → prices fall
Even a small imbalance held over a few days can shift the NECC rate noticeably.
When global commodity prices rise or a poor domestic harvest reduces supply, feed costs go up. Poultry farmers then either reduce their flock size or push for higher egg prices. Either way, the wholesale rate moves up within days.
• Oct–Feb (Winter): Highest demand. Prices typically peak.
• Mar–May (Summer): Demand drops. Prices soften.
• Jun–Sep (Monsoon): Moderate demand with transport disruptions.
Traders who know this cycle can plan purchases and stock levels well in advance.
• Heat waves: Hens lay fewer eggs. Supply tightens.
• Heavy monsoon rains: Roads flood, transport slows, breakage increases.
• Severe winter cold snaps: Flocks in poorly insulated farms suffer losses exactly when demand is at its peak.
All three scenarios push the NECC rate up.
• Higher diesel prices → higher delivery costs
• Road blocks or poor infrastructure → delays and spoilage
• Vehicle shortages in peak season → localized price spikes
This is why the same egg can cost ₹0.30 to ₹0.50 more per piece in a distant city compared to a nearby production hub.
When production drops in those states, distant cities feel it the most — because they have the least local supply to fall back on.
This is why city-specific egg rates matter. The NECC rate in Namakkal on any given day can be ₹0.50 to ₹1.00 lower than the rate in Delhi for exactly this reason.
Browse Egg Rates by City
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