Agriculture/Agriculture USA asks countries in Europe for eggs
Following outbreaks of avian flu, eggs are scarce and expensive in the USA. The United States has therefore reportedly asked countries in Europe for more egg exports.
14.03.2025, 18:13
SDA
The industry associations in Denmark and Sweden, of all places, have received corresponding requests, as reported by Danish and Swedish media. Denmark's relationship with the USA is currently strained due to Trump's plans to buy Greenland.
Danish industry representative Jørgen Nyberg Larsen told the trade magazine AgriWatch that the USA had asked how much could be supplied and had done the same in Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden.
The managing director of the Swedish egg supplier Kronägg, Markus Lindström, confirmed in the newspaper Göteborgs-Posten that he had also been asked for eggs by American authorities - and at the same time dampened hopes for American egg consumers: Exports to the USA are unlikely, Lindström told the newspaper. Not only are export regulations against it, but transportation across the Atlantic is also difficult.
Bird flu has left its mark
Eggs are currently in short supply in the USA - and therefore significantly more expensive than usual. The background to this is the recent outbreak of bird flu. H5N1 avian flu is currently spreading in wild birds all over the world. In the USA, the virus has led to outbreaks in poultry and dairy farms. Numerous laying hens have been culled to contain the disease.
Danish Agriculture Minister Jacob Jensen reportedly said that the US requests are a good example of how the United States remains dependent on Europe for trade.
Meanwhile, according to a CNN report, Turkey is looking to significantly increase its egg exports to the US. The US government did not initially confirm the various requests for eggs.
