National egg prices have risen to the level at the end of October last year, almost every day.

According to the systematic monitoring of the prices of agricultural and sideline products and agricultural materials across the country by the Xinhua News Agency, compared with the previous day, the prices of pork and eggs rose on August 24; the prices of vegetables, edible oil, aquatic products, fruits, beef and mutton fluctuated slightly; and the prices of finished grain and milk were basically stable.

The price of ordinary fresh eggs rose 0.6%, while the price of white-striped chicken remained unchanged; the prices of pig buttocks and pork rose 0.2%. Of the 21 kinds of vegetables monitored, the prices of 9 kinds of vegetables rose, 7 kinds of prices decreased, and 5 kinds of prices remained the same.

Monitoring data show that since late July this year, egg prices across the country have continued to rise rapidly, showing a trend of rising almost every day. Compared with July 20, the national average daily price of ordinary fresh eggs rose 14.3% on August 24. From a regional point of view, egg prices in all provinces, autonomous regions and cities have risen, with the overall price increase in the northern region relatively large, with prices in Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Henan, Shandong and other places rising by 20% and 40%.

As of August 24, national egg prices had risen to the level at the end of October last year, only 6.7% less than the all-time high of last year's Mid-Autumn Festival.