EghtesadOnline: According to data released by the Central Bank of Iran on food prices, a carton of 30 eggs cost 126,000-160,000 rials ($2.7-3.5) during the week to January 19 – up 35.8% compared to the same period last year, ISNA reported.

EghtesadOnline: Egg prices decreased by 14.3% and reached 126,000-180,000 rials ($2.8-4.1 based on Monday’s exchange rates) during the week to January 5 compared with the previous week, the Central Bank of Iran announced.

EghtesadOnline: Egg prices marked a 9% hike during the week to Dec. 22 compared to the previous week and a 53.7% rise compared with last year’s corresponding week, reaching 126,000-175,000 rials ($3-4.1) for each tray of 30 eggs, a report by the Central Bank of Iran announced.

EghtesadOnline: Major egg producing Iranian provinces, namely Qazvin, Tehran, Alborz and East Azarbaijan, are dealing with an outbreak of avian flu, which has led to the culling of 16 million chicken and a rise in egg prices, the chairman of the board of directors at Tehran’s Union of Producers of Egg-Laying Chicken said.

EghtesadOnline: Egg exports from Iran have recently come to a halt, as the country is not able to conclude deals with foreign markets due to its high base prices, rendering the Iranian product uncompetitive in international markets, secretary-general of Iran’s Union of Producers of Egg-Laying Hen said.