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Tamil Nadu · South zone · Monday, 17 August 2026

Chennai egg rate today

₹5.74

per egg, wholesale

unchanged No change
Per piece
₹5.74

1 egg

Per tray (30)
₹172

30 eggs

Per 100 eggs
₹574

100 eggs

Per peti (210)
₹1,205

210 eggs

Price history

Chennai rate over 30 days

Average ₹5.88 per egg across 30 declared days, ranging ₹5.69 to ₹6.06.

₹6.20₹6.05₹5.90₹5.75₹5.6019 Jul25 Jul31 Jul05 Aug11 Aug17 Aug
Chennai egg rate, last 30 days. Range ₹5.60 to ₹6.20 across 30 days.
DateRate per egg
19 Jul 2026₹6.02
20 Jul 2026₹6.02
21 Jul 2026₹6.02
22 Jul 2026₹5.97
23 Jul 2026₹5.97
24 Jul 2026₹6.02
25 Jul 2026₹6.02
26 Jul 2026₹6.06
27 Jul 2026₹5.99
28 Jul 2026₹5.96
29 Jul 2026₹5.92
30 Jul 2026₹5.92
31 Jul 2026₹5.92
01 Aug 2026₹5.88
02 Aug 2026₹5.93
03 Aug 2026₹5.93
04 Aug 2026₹5.91
05 Aug 2026₹5.91
06 Aug 2026₹5.88
07 Aug 2026₹5.82
08 Aug 2026₹5.74
09 Aug 2026₹5.69
10 Aug 2026₹5.72
11 Aug 2026₹5.76
12 Aug 2026₹5.76
13 Aug 2026₹5.73
14 Aug 2026₹5.73
15 Aug 2026₹5.70
16 Aug 2026₹5.74
17 Aug 2026₹5.74
30-day change
₹0.28

First to last print

Period average
₹5.88

Per egg

Period low
₹5.69

09 Aug 2026

Period high
₹6.06

26 Jul 2026

Last 10 declared days

Daily rate in Chennai

Daily NECC egg rate for Chennai, most recent first
Date1 eggTray / 30100 eggsPeti / 210
17 Aug 2026Today₹5.74₹172₹574₹1,205
16 Aug 2026Yesterday₹5.74₹172₹574₹1,205
15 Aug 2026Saturday₹5.70₹171₹570₹1,197
14 Aug 2026Friday₹5.73₹172₹573₹1,203
13 Aug 2026Thursday₹5.73₹172₹573₹1,203
12 Aug 2026Wednesday₹5.76₹173₹576₹1,210
11 Aug 2026Tuesday₹5.76₹173₹576₹1,210
10 Aug 2026Monday₹5.72₹172₹572₹1,201
09 Aug 2026Sunday₹5.69₹171₹569₹1,195
08 Aug 2026Saturday₹5.74₹172₹574₹1,205

Monthly averages

Six months of Chennai rates

Monthly mean, low and high of the declared daily rate. Useful for spotting the seasonal swing rather than day-to-day noise.

MonthAverageLowHighDays
August 2026₹5.80₹5.69₹5.9317
July 2026₹5.93₹5.78₹6.0631
June 2026₹5.81₹5.71₹5.8930
May 2026₹5.54₹5.36₹5.6931
April 2026₹5.34₹5.29₹5.3930
March 2026₹5.28₹5.22₹5.4031

About this market

Why Chennai trades where it does

Chennai is the main consumption market for Tamil Nadu and is supplied almost entirely from Namakkal. The Chennai to Namakkal spread is effectively the freight and handling cost.

Chennai sits in the South zone and is one of 2 markets tracked in Tamil Nadu. It prints ₹5.74 per egg against an all India average of ₹6.05, a discount of ₹0.31.

Also in Tamil Nadu

Nearby markets

All of Tamil Nadu
Tamil NaduNamakkal₹5.64per eggunchanged No change₹169 / tray

South zone

Comparable markets in the region

TelanganaHyderabad₹5.81per eggup ₹0.02₹174 / trayTelanganaWarangal₹5.76per eggup ₹0.02₹173 / trayAndhra PradeshVijayawada₹5.73per eggup ₹0.02₹172 / trayAndhra PradeshVisakhapatnam₹5.79per eggunchanged No change₹174 / trayAndhra PradeshEast Godavari₹5.65per eggup ₹0.07₹170 / trayAndhra PradeshWest Godavari₹5.65per eggunchanged No change₹170 / trayAndhra PradeshChittoor₹5.64per eggunchanged No change₹169 / trayKarnatakaBengaluru₹5.83per eggunchanged No change₹175 / tray

Questions

Chennai egg rate FAQ

What is the egg rate in Chennai today?
The NECC declared rate for Chennai on 17 August 2026 is ₹5.74 per egg. That works out to ₹172 for a 30-egg tray, ₹574 per hundred and ₹1,205 for a 210-egg peti. This is a wholesale price; retail is normally two to three rupees higher per egg.
Has the Chennai egg rate gone up or down?
The rate is unchanged from the previous declared price of ₹5.74.
What is the 30-day average egg rate in Chennai?
Over the last 30 declared days the average is ₹5.88 per egg. The lowest print was ₹5.69 on 09 Aug 2026 and the highest was ₹6.06 on 26 Jul 2026.
How does Chennai compare with the rest of India?
The all India average is ₹6.05 per egg. Chennai is below that average. The cheapest market is Namakkal at ₹5.64 and the dearest is Kolkata at ₹6.65.
How many eggs are in a peti in Chennai?
A peti, or case, holds 210 eggs in seven trays of 30. At the current declared rate a peti in Chennai costs ₹1,205. Wholesale deals are usually quoted per peti or per hundred rather than per egg.

Developers

Pull the Chennai rate straight from the API.

curl https://eggrate-api.eggrates19.workers.dev/api/v1/rates/chennai
curl "https://eggrate-api.eggrates19.workers.dev/api/v1/rates/chennai/history?days=90"
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