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Namakkal eggs break out of shells to go global
The New Indian Express Vellore
|July 10, 2025
WITH the export of one crore eggs to the US, a historic first, Namakkal is rewriting India's export story in transformative ways.
WITH the export of one crore eggs to the US, a historic first, Namakkal is rewriting India's export story in transformative ways. Namakkal, widely recognised as the "Egg Capital of India," produces about six crore eggs daily, of which around 50 lakh are exported every day.
It continues to be the country's leading hub for egg exports, totalling 15 crore eggs every month. Some of the top export destinations include the UAE, Bahrain, Maldives, Oman and some African countries.
Jahan R, secretary of Egg and Poultry Products Exporters Association said eggs from Namakkal are exported in refrigerated containers, each carrying 4,72,320 eggs valued at around $35,000 per container or approximately 30 lakh based on the current exchange rate.
This story is from the July 10, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vellore.
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