US to import eggs from Türkiye, S. Korea amid crisis

Anadolu, Philippine News Agency

It was earlier announced that Türkiye will send 15,000 tons of eggs by June 2025 as a key short-term solution. (Pexels photo)

ISTANBUL – The US will import hundreds of millions of eggs from Türkiye and South Korea to address a severe shortage caused by an avian influenza outbreak and supply chain disruptions, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on Friday.

“We’ve got Turkey and South Korea importing eggs,” Rollins told reporters at the White House.

“We are talking in the hundreds of millions of eggs for the short term. (This is) significant enough to help continue to bring the prices down for right now.”

The US is also in talks with other countries for additional imports.

The move is part of a five-point plan Rollins unveiled in early March to combat the crisis, which has driven egg prices up by 15.2 percent in January 2025 – the largest monthly increase since June 2015.

Over the past five years, egg prices have surged by 230 percent, according to Labor Department data.

Rollins emphasized the importance of biosecurity measures to control the avian flu outbreak, which has devastated poultry populations for nearly two years.

The US is also working to repopulate egg-laying hens, a process the Trump administration claims slowed by regulations from previous administrations.

It was earlier announced that Türkiye will send 15,000 tons of eggs by June 2025 as a key short-term solution.

Long-term measures include a USD1 billion investment to stabilize the market and prevent future outbreaks. “This is a pretty big, massive plan,” Rollins said in February, expressing optimism about its impact. (Anadolu)