Bird flu has caused a dramatic shortage of eggs in the United States – now the Americans are desperately looking for supplement in Europe. A request from Washington was also received in Austria. But the answer was sobering.
“We have received an investigation from the American message,” said Michael Wurzer of the Poultry Economy Association. Due to the pension situation in this country, people can no longer supply eggs to the United States, Wurzer said. Moreover, this logistics would be a challenge.
Eggs are needed yourself
In short, there are only low export capacity in Austria, because the laying companies are focused on the supply of the domestic market, Wurzer said. Moreover, there is an increased demand in the trade in food stores. “This is due to the fact that catering companies, which otherwise receive foreign eggs through wholesalers, partly buy in the food trade,” he explained.
The reason: in the retail trade, the eggs are currently cheaper than on site markets in Europe, where prices have risen like in the US due to bird flu. “That is why we can no longer export eggs to the United States.”
Delivery via a zeroute would be difficult anyway
In practical terms, an increased delivery of the US would be difficult from the perspective of Wurzer. “Eggs have a best -before date of 28 days. Whether this is good over the Zeroute is left to open and eggs should be cooled. And with the plane it will be very expensive,” said the association manager.
US are desperately looking for eggs
In the United States, eggs are currently scarce due to the outbreak of bird flu in poultry and milk farms and therefore considerably more expensive than normal. Numerous laying hens were agreed. Despite the growing tensions in the middle of the American trade war, the United States therefore turned to Europe to meet their needs. They asked for Germany, Sweden and Denmark for more exports.
Shortness also with us, but Easter is secure
In Austria you don’t have to worry about eggs for and at Easter, Wurzer emphasized. Although there is a shortage of scarcity in 2024 in the fall after the eruption of bird flu, but “we will be able to provide the Austrians with enough fresh eggs”. If some varieties are empty, “we ask that consumers use Austrian eggs from a different way of retaining,” said Wurzer.
Lkö President Josef Moosbrugger said in the same way on Wednesday. To guarantee itself, it is important to “stay loyalty to our top quality and to put them even more on them,” he made a profession in a broadcast.
Source: Krone
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