Vietnam Egg Prices Remain Low as Farmers Say Farmgate Prices Barely Cover Costs
Small industrial chicken eggs sell for as little as 2,000 dong each at some Ho Chi Minh City retailers, while farmgate prices are around 1,700 dong. Farmers and company executives say ample supply and weaker demand have kept prices low. Demand is expected to rise before Lunar New Year, but companies expect supplies to remain sufficient.
Visits to several supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City found that industrial chicken eggs generally retail for 25,000 to 30,000 dong per 10. Some sell for 20,000 to 23,000 dong per 10, while small eggs cost as little as 2,000 dong each. At local markets and retail outlets, industrial chicken eggs generally sell for 23,000 to 27,000 dong per 10, and duck eggs for 28,000 to 34,000 dong per 10.
Industrial chicken eggs at a Bách Hóa Xanh store in Ho Chi Minh City sell for 2,000 dong each.（VietVance）
Several farmers said the current farmgate price of industrial chicken eggs is around 1,700 dong each. Although it has risen slightly from previous months, it remains close to or below production costs. Đinh Văn Thiện, who owns an egg farm in Đồng Nai, said the farmgate price exceeded 2,800 dong per egg at one point last year. This year it has been below cost most of the time, including a prolonged period below 1,500 dong per egg.
Hồ Văn Thảo, sales director at Emivest, said high prices last year prompted farms in many areas to expand their flocks, leaving egg supplies relatively abundant in 2026 even as demand trends downward. He said egg exports to Cambodia were substantial last year, but that channel has stopped this year. The supply and demand imbalance has kept prices low. A representative of a farming company said rising feed prices have pushed up costs. The average cost of producing an industrial chicken egg is now around 1,750 dong, rising to as much as 2,000 dong once delivery and other costs at the point of sale are included.
Trương Chí Thiện, general director of Ho Chi Minh City based Vĩnh Thành Đạt, expects demand for fresh eggs near the Lunar New Year consumption peak to rise to two or three times its usual level. But he said poultry eggs are unlikely to be in short supply during the holiday because supplies are ample and companies have stocked up in advance. Prices may remain stable, and some supermarkets may continue to offer promotions.
Source: VietVance
