Thousands of tons of eggs have been sent from Turkey to America.

13.03.2025 15:20

Due to the long-standing avian influenza outbreak in the United States, a large number of poultry have been culled. As a result, the demand for thousands of tons of eggs has shifted to Turkey. Following the agreements made, it has been reported that 7,000 tons of eggs have been exported from Turkey to the United States.

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The avian influenza outbreak that has been ongoing in the USA for months has caused a major crisis. The cost of the crisis has been heavy. 35 million chickens were culled. According to official data, egg prices in the USA increased by 65% in 2024. While this increase continued in 2025, retail egg prices saw a 15% rise in January and a 10% rise in February. It is estimated that a total of 35 million chickens will have perished due to avian influenza in 2025.

EGG CRISIS IN THE USA IS GROWING

According to a report in Habertürk, in the first two months of the year, eggs were the food product with the highest price increase in the USA, while prices began to decline as of early March due to the impact of imports and a decrease in avian influenza cases. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the wholesale price of a dozen eggs fell to $6.85 with a decrease of $1.20 in the first week of March. This means that there was a 15% decrease in prices compared to the end of February.

AMERICA TURNS TO TURKEY FOR EGGS

İbrahim Afyon, President of the Turkish Egg Producers Central Union, recalled that after the supply crisis caused by avian influenza in the USA, egg exports from Turkey to the USA began in February, stating, "We exported 7,000 tons of eggs to the USA from January to March. This generated $15 million in export revenue. There is a plan to continue exporting 15,000 tons of eggs until July. We reduced our exports due to the domestic market's needs during the month of Ramadan," he said.

The USA recently started importing eggs again from Turkey, which it last imported in January 2023. Afyon stated that Turkey also had an impact on the decrease in egg prices in the USA, saying, "Prices fell because they are also purchasing from other countries along with us," he expressed.

WILL EXPORTS TO THE USA AFFECT PRICES IN TURKEY?

Recalling that Turkey's egg production adequacy rate is at 115%, Afyon continued his remarks: "There is no price increase on our side. The price of eggs is largely formed by perception. Our eggs are sufficient. We have more than enough production. Despite our statements that our new animals are entering production, prices were rising due to the perception that 'eggs will go for export, avian influenza has emerged, we won't have enough eggs.' Once it was understood that this was not the case, prices came back down. Currently, the average price of white L size eggs is 160 TL, while yellow organic eggs, etc., range between 180-210 TL.

TURKEY IS ONE OF THE TOP EGG EXPORTING COUNTRIES

"We are one of the five main egg exporters in the world. Looking at the rankings, the Netherlands is first, and we are fourth as Turkey. However, to prevent affecting the domestic market, we could drop to fifth place. The Netherlands is the clear world leader in egg exports, but it is not even in the top 20 in production. The reason for this is that it counts the eggs it imports from other countries as its own exports. Other countries, without ranking, include Brazil, Poland, Ukraine, and the USA (before avian influenza)."