Facing a severe egg shortage, the US needs to import 'hundreds of millions of eggs'.

US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on March 21 that the US has begun importing chicken eggs from Turkey and South Korea, and is negotiating with other countries for temporary imports, according to AFP. "We are in talks to buy hundreds of millions of eggs in the short term," Rollins said.

A notice was posted on March 8th stating that each customer could only purchase two trays of eggs at a store in Gloucester, Massachusetts (USA).

Multiple outbreaks of avian influenza in the US have forced poultry farmers to cull at least 30 million birds, leading to a shortage of eggs domestically and driving up egg prices.

During last year's election campaign, President Donald Trump emphasized this issue. After returning to the White House in January, Trump tasked Secretary Rollins with increasing egg supplies and lowering prices.

In the weeks that followed, producers in several countries announced that the US wanted to buy their products. According to AFP, chicken farming associations in Poland and Lithuania said they had been approached by US diplomatic delegations to purchase eggs.

Katarzyna Gawronska, Director of the Polish Animal Feed and Poultry Producers Chamber, said: "Many countries are experiencing egg shortages. The main question is what financial conditions the Americans will offer."

Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that wholesale egg prices have fallen by nearly 50% since the end of February, suggesting retail prices may soon follow suit. "This downward trend signals the effectiveness of the USDA's approach," the USDA announced, using its acronym.

Secretary Rollins said the U.S. will stop importing eggs when domestic egg farmers are able to increase supply, hopefully within the next few months.

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