Eggs from the Republic of Turkey are being shipped to the United States to help alleviate shortages brought on by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Ibrahim Afyon, chairman of the Egg Producers Central Union (YUM-BIR) in Turkey, told Reuters that shipments began this month and will continue until July.
"The export will take place through our member companies with the required authorizations, while two firms will coordinate the process," Afyon said.
He further said that over the course of the next six months, a total of 15,000 metric tons will be shipped.
HPAI has caused supply disruptions in the U.S. egg industry since the 2022-25 outbreak began. The first case of HPAI in U.S. commercial layer flock during this outbreak was confirmed February 22, 2022, in New Castle County, Delaware.
In 2025 alone, 32 commercial laying hen flocks in the U.S. have been lost to HPAI, according to information from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) with cases confirmed in the states of California, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Washington, Arizona, Iowa and Pennsylvania.
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