# Demand-supply mismatch pushes up egg price

> Egg retail prices in Kolkata rose from Rs 5 to Rs 6 apiece over about two weeks as daily supply fell from 1.9 crore to 1.7 crore. Monsoon transport damage from Andhra Pradesh and a shift in demand toward eggs after meat and fish quality scares were cited as causes.

- Date: 2018-07-18 · published 2018-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64046-demand-supply-mismatch-pushes-up-egg-price
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

This is a local retail price move driven by weather-related logistics and demand shifts, with little effect on feed grain or meal markets.

## Sources

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/demand-supply-mismatch-pushes-up-egg-price/articleshow/65032004.cms

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