Beijing egg prices reached a near three‑year seasonal high in August: Xinfadi market average 10.14 yuan/kg, up 9% MoM and 50% YoY. Ministry of Agriculture monitoring shows national layer farming was profitable in August, earning about 1.2 yuan per jin (≈2.4 yuan/kg), up 0.2 yuan MoM; a year earlier producers lost 0.5 yuan per jin. Experts say Mid‑Autumn restocking has driven higher procurement by food processors and roughly 2% growth in consumption, pressuring prices upward.