Additional imports of eggs from South Korea hit directly by avian influenza
Mar 21, 2025
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According to Reuters and others, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced plans to import more eggs from Korea on the 20th (local time) to resolve egg supply shortages caused by the spread of avian influenza.
About 166 million laying hens have been culled since the outbreak of avian influenza in the United States in 2022, and egg prices have continued to hit record highs over the past few months.
The U.S. government has been pushing to increase egg imports from abroad to solve the problem. South Korea, along with Turkiye and Brazil, is expected to become a major country where the U.S. will increase egg imports in the future. Recently, Gyelim Farm in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, exported 20 tons of special eggs (11,172 plates, 335,160 pills) to Georgia for the first time in Korea this month.
However, details on the size and schedule of additional income have not yet been announced.
Meanwhile, Secretary Rollins said on the same day that he would invest up to $100 million (about 147 billion won) in projects to research and develop treatments and vaccines to combat avian influenza. In an article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) last month, it said it would invest up to $1 billion (about 1.47 trillion won) to combat avian influenza to stabilize egg prices, a follow-up measure.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
