22.03.2025 09:20
The egg crisis in the United States is growing increasingly severe. After weeks of rapidly rising egg prices, the Trump administration has turned its attention to Turkey to prevent supply issues in stores. The details regarding Turkey have dominated the discussions in the country.
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The recent avian influenza outbreak in the USA has negatively affected the egg supply nationwide. As millions of chickens have been culled, the crisis is growing, and political debates have intensified. As the discussions between the Trump administration and the opposition heat up, the detail about Turkey has drawn attention.
DETAIL ABOUT TURKEY DRAWS ATTENTION
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins stated that they are importing eggs from Turkey and South Korea to alleviate the supply shortage caused by avian influenza, which has led to rising egg prices across the country, and that they are in talks with other countries regarding egg imports. In a statement to reporters at the White House, Rollins said, "Currently, eggs are being imported from Turkey and South Korea. Yesterday, I spoke with a few more countries, and we will soon start importing from them as well. We haven't signed any agreements yet, so I don't want to say which countries they are." Rollins noted that they are talking about "hundreds of millions" of eggs in the short term, which is significant enough to continue lowering prices for now. Rollins mentioned that they would return to domestic egg producers when the chicken population in the country increases again and the sector starts operating at full capacity.
PRICES ARE INCREASING DRAMATICALLY
The culling of millions of chickens on farms due to the avian influenza outbreak has disrupted egg production, which has also reflected in prices. The increase in egg prices in the country reached 58.8% year-on-year in February. With the disruption in production, the USA, which has increased egg imports, had recently started purchasing from Turkey, where it last imported eggs in January 2023.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BLAMES THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt held former US President Joe Biden responsible for the rising egg prices. Leavitt shared a post on social media regarding the culled chickens. She stated that approximately 8 million chickens were culled by the Biden administration before President Donald Trump's inauguration, leading to supply shortages and rising prices. Using the phrase, "The egg crisis is Biden's crisis," Leavitt indicated that Trump and US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins would fix this crisis. Trump had blamed former President Biden for the rising egg prices during his speech at the first joint session of Congress in his second presidential term, stating that they were working to reduce them.
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