U.S. considers increasing egg imports amid skyrocketing prices
The United States will hope to import more eggs as it responds to the ongoing bird flu outbreak Egg prices soar More than 50% a year ago.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that the federal government plans to support other countries in purchasing eggs as part of a five-pronged strategy to combat the avian flu attacked in the second half of 2021. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the plan includes another $500 million in funding for biosafety measures, mitigating affected farmers $400 million and $100 million for vaccine research.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said there is no approved vaccine for bird flu in the U.S., but the agency will increase research on immunization and mitigation regulations to reduce egg costs. Millions of birds have been eliminated since December, from California to Iowa’s egg hens, causing grocery stores to cause Restricted purchases and breakfast chains Including Waffle House and Denny’s add surcharges to egg orders.
Consumer Price Index data shows that egg prices rose 15% last month and 53% in January.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration is still in talks to import about 70 million eggs from other countries in the coming months. But compared to the nearly 8 billion eggs produced in the United States in January arrive USDA.
“We will consider temporary import options that reduce egg costs in the short term,” Rollins wrote in the comments. piece Published in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
She did not state which country the United States would turn to egg imports. Türkiye plans to export 420 million eggs to the United States this year, according to the Central Alliance of Türkiye’s egg producers.
Rollins is statement Wednesday.
