America has requested Denmark and different European nations if they’ll export eggs as Individuals face surging egg costs, the Nordic nation’s egg affiliation mentioned on Friday.
The request from the US Division of Agriculture coincides with a raft of latest US tariffs on nations, together with in Europe, and the specter of extra.
Donald Trump has additionally threatened financial sanctions except Denmark arms over management of Greenland to the US, and mentioned this week that he thought the US would ultimately annex it – regardless of its standing as an autonomous territory of Denmark, a member of the European Union.
US wholesale egg costs are shattering information, on account of components together with an outbreak of hen flu.
Trump promised to decrease egg costs on his first day in workplace, however costs elevated 59% on a year-on-year foundation in February, the primary full month of his administration.
A letter reviewed by Reuters confirmed {that a} consultant of US Division of Agriculture in Europe had despatched formal inquiries to egg-producing nations in late February searching for info on their capacity and willingness to export eggs to the American market.
“We’re nonetheless ready to get extra steerage from Washington on subsequent steps, however do you have got an estimate of the variety of eggs that may very well be provided to the USA (assuming they meet all of the import necessities),” a follow-up letter to the Danish Egg Affiliation in early March mentioned.
“Washington is making an attempt to get an estimate of the quantity they might feasibly supply,” mentioned the letter, acquired final week.
The Danish Egg Affiliation mentioned it will look into it however that there was no surplus of eggs in Europe.
“There’s a scarcity of eggs all over the place on a worldwide scale as a result of consumption is growing and plenty of are affected by hen flu,” it added.
A spokesperson mentioned the affiliation had requested extra particulars on the circumstances of such an settlement, highlighting that egg exports to the US had been difficult on account of laws associated to hygiene and different components.
Turkey mentioned in February it had began exporting about 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the US.
The US agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, final month introduced the plan to hunt imported eggs as a part of a $1bn effort to fight hen flu.
Reuters contributed reporting
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