The Trump administration is scrambling in one of its latest attempts to address the egg shortage plaguing the country, which has also led to skyrocketing prices: import vast amounts from other countries.
Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and American embassies have reportedly contacted major egg-exporting nations, including Poland, France, and Indonesia, to explore options for increasing supply. Concretely, the U.S. is seeking to import 70 to 100 million eggs within the next two months to offset the effects of the country's worst bird flu outbreak, which has significantly reduced production, Bloomberg reported.
