US goes to Europe for eggs, says it’s too difficult

The United States has asked Denmark and other European countries if they can export eggs as Americans face soaring egg prices, the Nordic Egg Association said, Reuters reported. The request from the USDA coincides with a series of new US tariffs on countries including in Europe and a threat of even higher tariffs. President Donald Trump has also threatened economic sanctions if Denmark does not hand over control of Greenland to the United States. Wholesale egg prices in the United States are hitting records as a growing outbreak of bird flu among laying hens cuts supplies. Trump promised to lower egg prices on his first day in office, but in February, the first full month of his administration, prices rose 59% year-on-year. The letter, seen by Reuters, showed that a US Department of Agriculture representative in Europe sent formal requests to egg-producing countries in late February asking for information on their ability and willingness to export eggs to the US market. “We ...