Market Report: 26 Oct to 1 Nov 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.
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Today Market Rates (GenAi Tribe), edited by Ashish Raj
Egg rates this week
The India average NECC egg rate was ₹6.15 per egg this week (the average of 7 days of NECC rates), up 3.6% from ₹5.94 the week before.
A year earlier, in the same week, it averaged ₹5.91: this week is 4.2% higher.
The biggest rise was in Vijayawada (+5.6%, to ₹6.32); no market fell.
The cheapest market this week was Hospet at ₹5.64 per egg and the dearest Kolkata at ₹6.59, across 24 NECC markets.
Over 17 full years (2009-2025), November egg rates have averaged 14.5% above their year's average; the cheapest month is usually April and the dearest December.
| Market | This week | Week before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vijayawada | ₹6.32 | ₹5.99 | +5.6% |
| Jabalpur | ₹6.14 | ₹5.81 | +5.5% |
| Surat | ₹6.35 | ₹6.02 | +5.5% |
| Raipur | ₹5.95 | ₹5.69 | +4.5% |
| Hyderabad | ₹5.84 | ₹5.59 | +4.5% |
| Warangal | ₹5.86 | ₹5.61 | +4.5% |
| Pune | ₹6.39 | ₹6.11 | +4.4% |
| Visakhapatnam (Vizag) | ₹6.02 | ₹5.77 | +4.3% |
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. 863.0 tonnes arrived and 829.4 tonnes were sold (96% of arrivals).
The average price, weighted by the quantity sold, was ₹3,004 per kg, down 3.5% from ₹3,111 the week before; the best lot fetched ₹3,982 per kg.
Quantity sold was 97% more than the week before (420.8 tonnes).
In the same week last year, the average was ₹2,497 per kg: this week was 20.3% higher.
| Day | Auctions | Sold (tonnes) | Average | Best lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2 | 87.4 | ₹2,977 | ₹3,599 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 2 | 168.7 | ₹2,979 | ₹3,580 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | 2 | 144.4 | ₹3,000 | ₹3,709 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 2 | 143.7 | ₹3,051 | ₹3,982 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | 2 | 151.0 | ₹2,999 | ₹3,956 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | 2 | 134.2 | ₹3,010 | ₹3,703 |
Today's cardamom auction prices · How cardamom auctions and grades work
Mandi crop prices this week
Across 131 crops traded at 10 or more markets, 52 rose and 56 fell this week (the same markets in both weeks: the median of each market's average, against the week before).
Biggest rises: Drumstick +17.8% to ₹77.86 per kg; Coriander leaves +17.3% to ₹79.17 per kg; Spring onion +16.0% to ₹97.14 per kg; Jasmine +15.1% to ₹604.17 per kg; Fennel (Saunf) +14.1% to ₹117.50 per kg.
Biggest falls: Marigold -19.4% to ₹116.07 per kg; Dry ginger -17.5% to ₹66.00 per kg; Rose (loose) -15.4% to ₹123.33 per kg; Custard apple (Seetapal) -13.7% to ₹45.83 per kg; Leafy vegetables -13.3% to ₹26.00 per kg.
For context: Drumstick usually costs 46% more in November than its year's average (12 years of records); Coriander leaves usually costs 4% less in November than its year's average (14 years of records).
| Crop | This week | Week before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold | ₹116.07 per kg | ₹144.02 per kg | -19.4% |
| Drumstick | ₹77.86 per kg | ₹66.07 per kg | +17.8% |
| Dry ginger | ₹66.00 per kg | ₹80.00 per kg | -17.5% |
| Coriander leaves | ₹79.17 per kg | ₹67.50 per kg | +17.3% |
| Spring onion | ₹97.14 per kg | ₹83.71 per kg | +16.0% |
| Rose (loose) | ₹123.33 per kg | ₹145.71 per kg | -15.4% |
| Jasmine | ₹604.17 per kg | ₹525.00 per kg | +15.1% |
| Fennel (Saunf) | ₹117.50 per kg | ₹103.00 per kg | +14.1% |
| Custard apple (Seetapal) | ₹45.83 per kg | ₹53.12 per kg | -13.7% |
| Leafy vegetables | ₹26.00 per kg | ₹30.00 per kg | -13.3% |
| Ladies finger | ₹32.50 per kg | ₹28.80 per kg | +12.8% |
| Beans | ₹88.57 per kg | ₹78.57 per kg | +12.7% |
| Mango (raw and ripe) | ₹82.39 per kg | ₹91.69 per kg | -10.1% |
| Mint (Pudina) | ₹53.63 per kg | ₹48.82 per kg | +9.9% |
| Squash (Chappal kaddu) | ₹15.00 per kg | ₹13.67 per kg | +9.8% |
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.”