Summary
The Trump administration’s effort to import eggs to offset losses from bird flu is struggling due to logistical challenges and global supply constraints.
Many countries, including Turkey, are prioritizing domestic supply and imposing export taxes.
Experts warn that replacing U.S. egg production with imports is unrealistic, as the industry operates on a local scale.
To meet demand, the U.S. would need 70 to 100 million eggs in the next month, a goal analysts say is nearly impossible to achieve quickly.
“While Trump isn’t responsible for creating the pandemic that created the egg shortage, and that’s really the elephant in the room here, I can’t really imagine a worse possible way that he could be responding to it.”
We’re not even to horse paste solutions yet