Market Report: 12 Oct to 18 Oct 2026
How egg, cardamom and mandi crop prices moved this week. Every figure is worked out from the prices the official sources published; nothing is estimated.
Egg rates this week
The India average NECC egg rate was ₹5.75 per egg this week (the average of 7 days of NECC rates), up 2.4% from ₹5.61 the week before.
A year earlier, in the same week, it averaged ₹5.52: this week is 4.1% higher.
The biggest rise was in Vijayawada (+7.0%, to ₹6.09); the biggest fall in Surat (-1.1%, to ₹5.79).
The cheapest market this week was Barwala at ₹5.35 per egg and the dearest Kolkata at ₹6.35, across 24 NECC markets.
Over 17 full years (2009-2025), October egg rates have averaged 4.7% above their year's average; the cheapest month is usually April and the dearest December.
| Market | This week | Week before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vijayawada | ₹6.09 | ₹5.69 | +7.0% |
| Visakhapatnam (Vizag) | ₹5.76 | ₹5.51 | +4.5% |
| East Godavari | ₹5.69 | ₹5.46 | +4.2% |
| West Godavari | ₹5.69 | ₹5.46 | +4.2% |
| Hyderabad | ₹5.42 | ₹5.26 | +3.1% |
| Warangal | ₹5.44 | ₹5.28 | +3.1% |
| Delhi | ₹5.66 | ₹5.50 | +2.9% |
| Mumbai | ₹6.04 | ₹5.89 | +2.6% |
Average NECC rate per egg over the days each market had a rate; the markets that moved most.
Cardamom auctions this week
Spices Board licensed auctioneers held 12 small cardamom e-auctions on 6 days this week. 1,197.2 tonnes arrived and 1,112.9 tonnes were sold (93% of arrivals).
The average price, weighted by the quantity sold, was ₹3,095 per kg, down 3.7% from ₹3,214 the week before; the best lot fetched ₹4,326 per kg.
Quantity sold was 6% less than the week before (1,185.3 tonnes).
In the same week last year, the average was ₹2,484 per kg: this week was 24.6% higher.
| Day | Auctions | Sold (tonnes) | Average | Best lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2 | 149.5 | ₹3,148 | ₹3,736 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 2 | 222.1 | ₹3,136 | ₹3,850 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 2 | 249.6 | ₹3,115 | ₹4,326 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 2 | 121.1 | ₹3,031 | ₹3,529 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 2 | 197.1 | ₹3,059 | ₹3,658 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 2 | 173.5 | ₹3,054 | ₹3,831 |
Today's cardamom auction prices · How cardamom auctions and grades work
Mandi crop prices this week
Across 135 crops traded at 10 or more markets, 68 rose and 40 fell this week (the median price of every reporting market, against the week before).
Biggest rises: Marigold +36.4% to ₹150.00 per kg; Arecanut (Supari) +19.3% to ₹36,000 per quintal; Cowpea (Bobbarlu) +18.6% to ₹9,000 per quintal; Jasmine +17.6% to ₹500.00 per kg; Sesame (Til) +16.6% to ₹13,980 per quintal.
Biggest falls: Round gourd (Tinda) -14.3% to ₹15.00 per kg; Ivy gourd (tindora) -12.5% to ₹35.00 per kg; Green avare (field beans) -11.8% to ₹75.00 per kg; Beans -11.1% to ₹80.00 per kg; Green peas -10.4% to ₹69.00 per kg.
| Crop | This week | Week before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold | ₹150.00 per kg | ₹110.00 per kg | +36.4% |
| Arecanut (Supari) | ₹36,000 per quintal | ₹30,174 per quintal | +19.3% |
| Cowpea (Bobbarlu) | ₹9,000 per quintal | ₹7,588 per quintal | +18.6% |
| Jasmine | ₹500.00 per kg | ₹425.00 per kg | +17.6% |
| Sesame (Til) | ₹13,980 per quintal | ₹11,990 per quintal | +16.6% |
| Rose (loose) | ₹160.00 per kg | ₹137.50 per kg | +16.4% |
| Round gourd (Tinda) | ₹15.00 per kg | ₹17.50 per kg | -14.3% |
| Ivy gourd (tindora) | ₹35.00 per kg | ₹40.00 per kg | -12.5% |
| Green avare (field beans) | ₹75.00 per kg | ₹85.00 per kg | -11.8% |
| Guar seed | ₹7,180 per quintal | ₹6,428 per quintal | +11.7% |
| Cumin seed (Jeera) | ₹24,250 per quintal | ₹21,800 per quintal | +11.2% |
| Beans | ₹80.00 per kg | ₹90.00 per kg | -11.1% |
| Drumstick | ₹57.50 per kg | ₹52.00 per kg | +10.6% |
| Green peas | ₹69.00 per kg | ₹77.00 per kg | -10.4% |
| Tomato | ₹26.00 per kg | ₹29.00 per kg | -10.3% |
Median of the modal prices of every market that reported the crop that week. Wholesale prices; shops charge more.
How this report is made
This report is written automatically every week from official price data: NECC's suggested egg prices, the Spices Board's small cardamom e-auction results, and mandi prices that market committees report to Agmarknet (Directorate of Marketing & Inspection), which we read from data.gov.in under the Government Open Data Licence – India. It states what the prices did; it does not guess why. Our methodology page explains how we collect and check every price.
“The daily egg prices suggested by NECC, on its official website or through any other medium (including verbal, print and digital media) are merely suggestive and not mandatory. The suggested prices are published solely for the reference and information of the trade and industry. NECC does not by itself or through any person enforce compliance or adherence with such suggested egg prices in any manner whatsoever. If any person not authorized by NECC chooses to disseminate NECC suggested prices through any medium, such person must also include the above clarification while disseminating NECC suggested prices of eggs.”