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West Bengal · East zone · Monday, 17 August 2026

Kolkata egg rate today

₹6.65

per egg, wholesale

unchanged No change
Per piece
₹6.65

1 egg

Per tray (30)
₹200

30 eggs

Per 100 eggs
₹665

100 eggs

Per peti (210)
₹1,397

210 eggs

Price history

Kolkata rate over 30 days

Average ₹6.79 per egg across 30 declared days, ranging ₹6.61 to ₹6.96.

₹7.10₹6.95₹6.80₹6.65₹6.5019 Jul25 Jul31 Jul05 Aug11 Aug17 Aug
Kolkata egg rate, last 30 days. Range ₹6.50 to ₹7.10 across 30 days.
DateRate per egg
19 Jul 2026₹6.92
20 Jul 2026₹6.92
21 Jul 2026₹6.92
22 Jul 2026₹6.92
23 Jul 2026₹6.92
24 Jul 2026₹6.92
25 Jul 2026₹6.90
26 Jul 2026₹6.96
27 Jul 2026₹6.89
28 Jul 2026₹6.86
29 Jul 2026₹6.83
30 Jul 2026₹6.83
31 Jul 2026₹6.83
01 Aug 2026₹6.83
02 Aug 2026₹6.85
03 Aug 2026₹6.85
04 Aug 2026₹6.84
05 Aug 2026₹6.82
06 Aug 2026₹6.76
07 Aug 2026₹6.74
08 Aug 2026₹6.70
09 Aug 2026₹6.63
10 Aug 2026₹6.66
11 Aug 2026₹6.68
12 Aug 2026₹6.66
13 Aug 2026₹6.66
14 Aug 2026₹6.63
15 Aug 2026₹6.61
16 Aug 2026₹6.65
17 Aug 2026₹6.65
30-day change
₹0.27

First to last print

Period average
₹6.79

Per egg

Period low
₹6.61

15 Aug 2026

Period high
₹6.96

26 Jul 2026

Last 10 declared days

Daily rate in Kolkata

Daily NECC egg rate for Kolkata, most recent first
Date1 eggTray / 30100 eggsPeti / 210
17 Aug 2026Today₹6.65₹200₹665₹1,397
16 Aug 2026Yesterday₹6.65₹200₹665₹1,397
15 Aug 2026Saturday₹6.61₹198₹661₹1,388
14 Aug 2026Friday₹6.63₹199₹663₹1,392
13 Aug 2026Thursday₹6.66₹200₹666₹1,399
12 Aug 2026Wednesday₹6.66₹200₹666₹1,399
11 Aug 2026Tuesday₹6.68₹200₹668₹1,403
10 Aug 2026Monday₹6.66₹200₹666₹1,399
09 Aug 2026Sunday₹6.63₹199₹663₹1,392
08 Aug 2026Saturday₹6.70₹201₹670₹1,407

Monthly averages

Six months of Kolkata 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₹6.72₹6.61₹6.8517
July 2026₹6.85₹6.69₹6.9631
June 2026₹6.73₹6.63₹6.8030
May 2026₹6.48₹6.27₹6.6431
April 2026₹6.29₹6.22₹6.3430
March 2026₹6.24₹6.15₹6.3131

About this market

Why Kolkata trades where it does

Kolkata is the largest deficit market in the country and usually prints the highest NECC rate. Rakes from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu run to Kolkata almost year round.

Kolkata sits in the East zone and is one of 1 market tracked in West Bengal. It prints ₹6.65 per egg against an all India average of ₹6.05, a premium of ₹0.60.

East zone

Comparable markets in the region

OdishaBrahmapur₹6.35per eggup ₹0.04₹191 / trayBiharPatna₹6.45per eggup ₹0.09₹194 / trayBiharMuzaffarpur₹6.48per eggup ₹0.05₹194 / trayJharkhandRanchi₹6.38per eggup ₹0.02₹191 / tray

Questions

Kolkata egg rate FAQ

What is the egg rate in Kolkata today?
The NECC declared rate for Kolkata on 17 August 2026 is ₹6.65 per egg. That works out to ₹200 for a 30-egg tray, ₹665 per hundred and ₹1,397 for a 210-egg peti. This is a wholesale price; retail is normally two to three rupees higher per egg.
Has the Kolkata egg rate gone up or down?
The rate is unchanged from the previous declared price of ₹6.65.
What is the 30-day average egg rate in Kolkata?
Over the last 30 declared days the average is ₹6.79 per egg. The lowest print was ₹6.61 on 15 Aug 2026 and the highest was ₹6.96 on 26 Jul 2026.
How does Kolkata compare with the rest of India?
The all India average is ₹6.05 per egg. Kolkata is above 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 Kolkata?
A peti, or case, holds 210 eggs in seven trays of 30. At the current declared rate a peti in Kolkata costs ₹1,397. Wholesale deals are usually quoted per peti or per hundred rather than per egg.

Developers

Pull the Kolkata rate straight from the API.

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