Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US to ease bird flu disruptions
By: Ceyda Caglayan and Tom Polansek (Reuters vie MSN)
Why doesn't someone make a mRNA vaccine and fog the flocks? The private sector is absolutely helpless and can do nothing to address the problem. There's just no profit in it and stockholders must be protected no matter what. Academic science would need multi-year cost+ grants to understand the virus before making any attempt to develop a cure. No doubt it's the fault of a damned gubmit worker somewhere in the bureaucracy that Congress can't monitor and the President can't control.
The obvious solution is to import eggs. There's no way the United States can do anything. But why Turkey? Turkey is in bed with Vladimir Putin. But we'll overlook anything to support our chain restaurants. (You didn't think we'd cook the eggs ourselves, did you? That immigrant chef does the dirty work for us.)
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ISTANBUL/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States as a devastating outbreak of bird flu is slashing U.S. production and sending prices soaring, a leading sector official said on Wednesday.
Deaths of millions of laying hens imperil U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to bring down everyday costs, as grocery stores ration supplies and restaurants raise prices for egg dishes.
Shipments to the U.S. from Turkey began this month and will continue until July, said Ibrahim Afyon, chairman of the Egg Producers Central Union in Turkey.
"The export will take place through our member companies with the required authorizations, while two firms will coordinate the process," Afyon said.
"A total of 15,000 tonnes of eggs — equivalent to 700 containers — will be shipped," he added.
The U.S. has been working to contain bird flu, which was first detected in dairy cattle in Texas last March and has since spread to more than 970 herds in 17 states. The virus has infected nearly 70 people since April, primarily farm workers exposed to infected poultry or cattle. One person who was infected died.
The outbreak in poultry began in 2022 and has wiped out about 162 million chickens, turkeys and other birds, according to U.S. data. A surge in recent infections is fuelling egg shortages.
"We support the temporary import of egg products to help ease the strain on the U.S. egg supply," said Chad Gregory, CEO of United Egg Producers, a cooperative that represents U.S. egg farmers.
Faced with supply constraints, U.S. companies have sought alternative import markets, leading to negotiations with Turkish producers, Afyon said. The deal is expected to generate around $26 million in export revenue, he added.
Turkey ranks among the world's top 10 egg exporters, Afyon said.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture had no comment on imports.
The agency is rebuilding a stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry and granted a conditional license to animal health company Zoetis for a vaccine for chickens. USDA has not yet authorized the use of vaccines.
(Reporting by Ceyda Caglayan in Istanbul and Tom Polansek in Chicago, Writing by Ece Toksabay; Editing by Jonathan Spicer, Alexandra Hudson and Bill Berkrot)
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The price of fresh egg futures in China is $0.44 per dozen. Betcha there are people trying to smuggle Chinese eggs through Mexico to make a killing. Never let a crisis go to waste.
The private sector in the United States is utterly helpless and needs the Federal government to step in. But it's still the fault of those damned lazy gubmit workers.
How many eggs do you reckon a mule can shove up their butt?
Or LESS. Good thing since I love eggs and usually eat 2 or 3 almost every day. We get, and use chicken eggs normally, but also eat duck eggs, small bird eggs and goose eggs. Never ate a Turkey egg as far as I know.
What makes you think that would be an effective delivery system?
Probably, there’s no one left working there who knows anything about it.
So now we'll be eating Turkey eggs?
At least it won't take as many for a real breakfast...
Eggs from Turkiye!!..hope you like them scrambled by the time they get to you...