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West Bengal Egg Rate Today

Updated 13th July 2026 · Source: NECC West Bengal

Today’s Rate

₹7.50 /piece

Tray Price

₹225.00 (30 Eggs)

Retail Price

₹8.40

Supermarket Rate

₹8.25

As of 13th July 2026: Today’s west bengal egg rate is ₹7.50 per egg. A tray of 30 eggs costs ₹225.00, while 100 eggs are priced at ₹750.00 and 1 peti costs ₹1,575.00. The current retail and supermarket rates are ₹8.40 and ₹8.25. Check the updated West Bengal egg rate table below to see full rates of this month.

PRICE TREND

West Bengal Egg Rate Summary and Trend

Monitor how egg prices in West Bengal have moved over recent days with the summary and trend chart below. Review this month’s highest, lowest, and average prices, then use the interactive graph to follow recent market movements.

Highest

₹7.50 on 13 Jul

Lowest

₹6.95 on 3 Jul

Average

₹7.17 So far this month

Per-piece price, last 15 days ₹7.10 → ₹7.50

FULL BREAKDOWN

West Bengal rates (Last 30 days)

View the last 30 days of West Bengal egg prices in one place. The table below lists daily rates per egg, tray, 100 eggs, and peti, making it easy to compare recent price changes and review historical market data.

Date Piece (₹) Tray/30 (₹) 100 Pcs (₹) Peti/210 (₹)
13 Jul 2026 ₹7.50 ₹225.00 ₹750.00 ₹1,575.00
12 Jul 2026 ₹7.45 ₹223.50 ₹745.00 ₹1,564.50
11 Jul 2026 ₹7.40 ₹222.00 ₹740.00 ₹1,554.00
10 Jul 2026 ₹7.30 ₹219.00 ₹730.00 ₹1,533.00
09 Jul 2026 ₹7.20 ₹216.00 ₹720.00 ₹1,512.00
08 Jul 2026 ₹7.10 ₹213.00 ₹710.00 ₹1,491.00
07 Jul 2026 ₹7.10 ₹213.00 ₹710.00 ₹1,491.00
06 Jul 2026 ₹7.10 ₹213.00 ₹710.00 ₹1,491.00
05 Jul 2026 ₹7.10 ₹213.00 ₹710.00 ₹1,491.00
04 Jul 2026 ₹7.05 ₹211.50 ₹705.00 ₹1,480.50
03 Jul 2026 ₹6.95 ₹208.50 ₹695.00 ₹1,459.50
02 Jul 2026 ₹6.95 ₹208.50 ₹695.00 ₹1,459.50
01 Jul 2026 ₹6.95 ₹208.50 ₹695.00 ₹1,459.50
30 Jun 2026 ₹7.15 ₹214.50 ₹715.00 ₹1,501.50
26 Jun 2026 ₹7.10 ₹213.00 ₹710.00 ₹1,491.00
25 Jun 2026 ₹7.05 ₹211.50 ₹705.00 ₹1,480.50
24 Jun 2026 ₹7.00 ₹210.00 ₹700.00 ₹1,470.00
21 Jun 2026 ₹4.99 ₹149.70 ₹499.00 ₹1,047.90
20 Jun 2026 ₹4.92 ₹147.60 ₹492.00 ₹1,033.20
19 Jun 2026 ₹4.92 ₹147.60 ₹492.00 ₹1,033.20
West Bengal Egg Market

West Bengal Egg Market Overview

West Bengal sits at the centre of Eastern India’s egg market. The West Bengal egg rate is tracked daily by traders, retailers, and food businesses across the state, because the market here is large, commercially active, and sensitive to supply changes from both local farms and distant production states.

The state combines two distinct market roles. It is both a producing state, with layer farms spread across several districts, and a major consuming state, with Kolkata alone representing one of the largest egg consumption markets in Eastern India. This dual role makes West Bengal’s egg market more complex to understand than a pure producer or consumer state.

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India’s egg trade hub
Kolkata
Primary consumption centre
Multi
District production base
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NECC rate updates

Consumer demand across West Bengal is strong and consistent. Bengali cuisine uses eggs regularly across all income levels, from everyday household meals to restaurant menus and festival cooking. This cultural relationship with eggs sustains baseline demand even during periods of price pressure.

Eggs also move through West Bengal to reach other parts of Eastern India. The state serves as a distribution corridor for eggs heading into the Northeast, parts of Odisha, and Bihar. That transit role adds commercial pressure on top of local consumption demand, which is one reason egg traders here track prices more closely than in states where the market is purely local.

For wholesalers, retailers, and food businesses in West Bengal, the daily NECC rate is the starting point for every transaction. A ₹0.25 per egg move on a 2,000-egg daily order is ₹500 in cost change. That is a number no serious buyer ignores.

Production and Demand

Major Egg Production and Consumption Centres in West Bengal

West Bengal’s egg market is not concentrated in one place. Production is spread across several districts, while consumption is driven by a mix of large urban centres and growing smaller cities. Understanding which areas produce and which areas consume is key to understanding how egg prices move across the state.

Major Egg Production Centres

West Bengal has a number of districts where commercial poultry farming is well established. These are the areas where layer farms operate at scale and supply eggs into the state’s wholesale network.

Leading Producer
Bardhaman (Burdwan)
Bardhaman is West Bengal’s most important egg-producing district. Large commercial layer farms here supply a significant share of what arrives at Kolkata’s wholesale markets each morning. The Bardhaman egg rate is closely watched because it signals what direction Kolkata wholesale prices are likely to move the same day.
Growing Producer
Bankura
Bankura has seen steady growth in poultry farming activity over recent years. Layer farms here contribute to the state’s total egg supply and help reduce West Bengal’s dependence on eggs sourced from distant production states like Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Active Producer
Hooghly and Nadia
Districts like Hooghly and Nadia, which border Kolkata, have clusters of poultry farms that supply the city’s egg market through shorter supply chains. Proximity to Kolkata gives farms here a logistics advantage, as eggs can be delivered fresh to wholesale markets quickly without long overnight transport runs.

One important characteristic of West Bengal’s production base is that it cannot fully meet the state’s own consumption demand, particularly in peak seasons. When local farm output falls short, eggs are supplemented by supply from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Odisha. Those longer supply routes carry higher transport costs, which feeds directly into the West Bengal egg rate on those days.

Delivery truck transporting wholesale egg trays and crates from a poultry distribution center to local markets.

Major Consumption Markets

West Bengal’s egg demand is driven by several distinct market centres, each with its own buying patterns and price dynamics.

Primary Market
Kolkata
Kolkata is by far the largest egg consumption market in West Bengal and one of the biggest in Eastern India. The city’s demand comes from households, restaurants, dhabas, bakeries, street food vendors, hotels, and institutional buyers. Wholesale egg markets in Kolkata handle enormous volumes daily and the prices set there influence retail rates across the wider state.
Secondary Market
Howrah and Hooghly
Howrah sits directly across the river from Kolkata and is part of the same urban agglomeration. Its dense population and active food trade make it a significant consumption centre in its own right. Hooghly district, running north of Kolkata along the river, has a mix of urban towns and industrial areas that sustain strong regular egg demand.
Growing Market
North Bengal
Cities like Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, and Cooch Behar in North Bengal have growing urban populations and rising egg consumption. Supply to North Bengal often comes from both West Bengal farms and imports from neighbouring states, giving the region its own pricing dynamics that sometimes differ from Kolkata.
Tier-2 Markets
Asansol, Durgapur, and Kharagpur
Industrial cities and district headquarters across the state, such as Asansol, Durgapur, and Kharagpur, sustain consistent egg demand from urban workers, factories, and local food businesses. These markets draw supply from nearby farms and from the Kolkata wholesale network, with prices usually tracking close to the Kolkata rate with a small transport premium.

The combined demand from Kolkata, Howrah, and the state’s growing secondary cities is large enough that any tightening in local supply quickly pushes the West Bengal egg rate up, even when production conditions at farms appear normal.

Poultry Industry

West Bengal’s Poultry and Egg Industry

West Bengal’s poultry sector has grown considerably over the past two decades. What was once a fragmented network of small backyard farms has expanded into organised commercial layer farming across several districts, driven by rising urban demand and better access to feed, inputs, and markets.

Commercial Layer Farming
Layer farms in West Bengal operate primarily in districts like Bardhaman, Bankura, and Hooghly. These farms house large flocks of layer breeds specifically raised for egg production. Commercial layer farming in the state is increasingly mechanised, with modern cage housing systems replacing older methods in established operations.
Regional Supply Chain
Eggs from West Bengal’s production districts move through a network of commission agents and wholesale distributors before reaching retail markets. Bardhaman farms typically supply Kolkata overnight, with trucks delivering to wholesale markets before dawn. Farms in more distant districts like Bankura take longer routes and incur higher transport costs, which is reflected in their pricing.
Employment and Economy
The poultry and egg industry in West Bengal supports livelihoods across the value chain, from farm workers and feed suppliers to commission agents, truck drivers, and retail vendors. In districts like Bardhaman, poultry farming is a meaningful source of rural income and the sector’s growth has contributed to improved livelihoods in areas where agricultural alternatives are limited.
Production’s Effect on Daily Prices
West Bengal’s local production directly influences the daily egg rate. On days when farm output from Bardhaman and nearby districts is strong, wholesale arrivals in Kolkata are heavy and prices remain stable or ease. When production dips due to disease, extreme weather, or feed cost pressures that reduce flock sizes, the state draws more supply from distant states, pushing prices up.

One structural challenge for West Bengal’s poultry industry is feed cost. Maize and soybean meal, the primary inputs for layer farm feed, are not produced at scale in the state. West Bengal layer farms depend on feed sourced from other parts of India, which makes them sensitive to national commodity price movements in ways that farms in maize-producing states are not.

When maize or soybean prices rise nationally, West Bengal’s layer farmers feel it quickly. Higher feed costs either reduce flock sizes or get passed through to egg prices. Both outcomes push the West Bengal egg rate up within days of the feed price change.

Commercial layer poultry farm with automated feeding systems producing eggs for the Indian wholesale market.
Price Factors

What Influences Egg Prices in West Bengal?

Egg prices in West Bengal do not move without a reason. Each change in the daily rate connects back to something specific happening in the state’s supply chain, production base, or consumer market. These are the factors that matter most for West Bengal specifically.

Supply and Demand
The balance between eggs arriving at West Bengal’s wholesale markets and buyers wanting to purchase them is the most direct driver of the daily rate. When Bardhaman and other producing districts deliver strong supply, the market has enough to keep prices steady. When demand from Kolkata and the state’s other consumption centres outstrips arrivals, prices rise. West Bengal’s partial supply deficit — where local production alone is not always enough to meet demand — means the state is persistently sensitive to supply-demand imbalances.
Poultry Feed Costs
West Bengal’s layer farms source their feed from outside the state, making them more exposed to national feed price movements than farms in maize-producing regions. When maize or soybean meal prices rise because of a poor national harvest, increased exports, or currency shifts, West Bengal farmers face higher production costs almost immediately. The response is usually a reduction in flock size or upward pressure on egg prices, and both are visible in the West Bengal egg rate within a week of the original feed price change.
Seasonal Demand
West Bengal has a well-defined annual demand pattern:

• October to February: Peak season. Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Christmas, and Eid drive household and commercial demand to its highest levels. Cooler temperatures increase appetite for eggs generally. This is when today’s egg rate in West Bengal typically runs at its highest.

• March to June: Demand softens as temperatures rise. Prices ease during this window, often creating better buying conditions for businesses that can plan in advance.

• July to September: Monsoon season brings moderate demand recovery but frequent transport disruptions that can produce sudden price spikes despite average consumption levels.
Weather Conditions
West Bengal’s weather affects egg prices from two directions. Summer heat reduces the laying rate of hens in poorly ventilated farm facilities, tightening supply at a time when demand is already lower. The monsoon is a different problem. Heavy rainfall in the state and along supply routes from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha disrupts truck movement, delays arrivals at wholesale markets, and can cause breakage losses that reduce effective supply. Cyclone events in the Bay of Bengal, which periodically affect coastal West Bengal and Odisha, have historically caused sharp short-term price spikes in Kolkata.
Transportation
Transport is a constant cost component in West Bengal’s egg pricing. Eggs from Bardhaman and Bankura travel short distances to Kolkata, keeping costs low on most days. But when the state needs to supplement with eggs from Andhra Pradesh or Telangana, the overnight truck journey of 1,200 to 1,500 kilometres adds significantly to the landed cost. That extra transport expense shows up directly in the West Bengal egg rate. Higher diesel prices amplify this effect across all supply routes regardless of distance.
Regional Production Levels
What Bardhaman produces in any given week has a direct and quick effect on the rest of West Bengal’s egg market. Because Bardhaman is the state’s largest production district and its farms supply Kolkata through an efficient overnight route, any production disruption there shows up at the wholesale market within 24 hours. Smaller supply contributions from Bankura and Hooghly can partially cushion a Bardhaman shortfall, but not fully replace it. When all major producing districts are under pressure simultaneously, West Bengal becomes heavily dependent on expensive interstate supply, and the egg rate rises accordingly.

Understanding these six factors makes it much easier to read West Bengal’s daily egg price movements. A sudden price spike is almost always traceable to one or more of these causes. The direction the rate has been moving over the past week tells you more about where it is likely to go next than the single day’s figure alone.

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QUESTIONS

FAQs

As of 13th July 2026: Today’s west bengal egg rate is ₹7.50 per egg. A tray of 30 eggs costs ₹225.00, while 100 eggs are priced at ₹750.00 and 1 peti costs ₹1,575.00.

West Bengal is a high-consumption state that imports most of its eggs from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Barwala (Haryana), since in-state production doesn’t fully meet demand.

Yes, rates can differ slightly between districts like Kolkata, Bardhaman, Asansol, and Siliguri, based on distance from supply routes and local transport costs, though NECC Kolkata’s rate serves as the statewide benchmark.

Egg prices in West Bengal are updated daily, with NECC Kolkata announcing the benchmark rate that guides wholesale and retail pricing across the state.

West Bengal’s massive street food industry, especially the iconic “Egg Roll,” consumes eggs in huge daily volumes, keeping baseline demand consistently high and making the state sensitive to any supply disruption from Andhra Pradesh or Telangana.