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[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] The U.S. government has announced plans to import more eggs from South Korea to address supply shortages caused by the spread of avian influenza.


According to a Reuters report, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins stated in a call with industry groups and reporters on Thursday (local time) that the United States would begin importing more eggs from South Korea.


As a result, South Korea joins Türkiye and Brazil as one of the key countries from which the U.S. will increase egg imports.


Since the outbreak of avian influenza in the U.S. in 2022, approximately 166 million egg-laying hens have been culled or have died, leading to a nationwide egg supply shortage and record-high egg prices in recent months.


To resolve this issue, the U.S. government has been working on increasing egg imports from overseas.


However, specific details regarding the timing and quantity of U.S. egg imports from South Korea have not yet been disclosed.


Previously, Secretary Rollins wrote in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal last month that the U.S. government would invest up to $1 billion to combat avian influenza and stabilize egg prices, which have been a major contributor to inflation.

 

 

 

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