The poultry sector continues to grow and industrialize in many parts of the world. The study was undertaken to analyze the marketing system of commercially produced eggs, estimate cost and margin of egg traders in some selected areas of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh in 2018. Sixty (60) respondents were selected as total sample size where 19 were layer farm owner and 48 were egg traders. Two Upazila of Mymensingh district (Mymensingh Sadar and Trishal) were selected based on the production concentration and marketing. Two villages from each Upazila were selected for survey and data were collected from the traders for the study. Five different channels were identified according to present egg marketing system. The average gross return of bepari, wholesaler and retailer for 100 eggs are found Tk. 26.67, Tk. 31.82 and Tk. 37.14, respectively. The average cost of bepari, wholesaler and retailer for 100 eggs were found Tk.11.41, Tk.13.54 and Tk.15.78, respectively. The net margin of 100 eggs were calculated and found Tk.15.26, Tk. 18.28 and Tk. 21.37 respectively for bepari, wholesaler and retailer. The producer share was higher i.e. 86.56% and price spread was lower (Tk. 85.84) in channel IV. In case of efficiency channel IV was more efficient than other channels. Results suggested that, development of this enterprise is helpful in employment generation and poverty alleviation. The outcomes of this study may contribute to accurate and reliable data and other necessary information from the field level and future egg marketing system of various regions in Bangladesh.

Currently poultry sector is one of the most promising sectors for Bangladesh. This sector can provide various opportunities to increase our national GDP. Major concerns of the study were focusing on the entire problems of the poultry sector. Data were collected from 19 reputed layer farms owner and 48 egg traders located in two Upazila at Mymensingh district. In this study, some problems were considering such as major marketing problems were economic problems, lack of information system, improper supply of medicine and vaccines, lack of adequate and suitable transportation system and price instability. The study also evaluates some specific measures to minimize the existing problems in the poultry sector and they are as government interfere in capital, providing right information of layer farming system, provision of adequate supply of medicine and veterinary services, development of transportation system, price stability by market monitoring. Combined with helpful government policies like extension of subsidies to layer farm owners will help Bangladesh to play a significant role in layer products trade besides meeting the ever increasing domestic demand. Results suggested that to increase layer production and develop the layer industry, the government as well as other private integrators can take initiatives to establish an effective and well organized layer farming system in Bangladesh. The study also provides useful information to the researchers for further research in this area.