"The amount we could export would not solve their egg shortage," says the head of the Finnish Poultry Association.

US authorities have turned to Europe for help with the country’s severe egg shortage. The shortfall is due to bird flu, which has plagued the United States for several years.

The Finnish Poultry Association says it has been contacted about exporting eggs to the US. The organisation’s executive director, Veera Lehtilä, told Yle on Saturday that exporting eggs does not seem to be possible at the moment because no market access negotiations have been held with US authorities. This can be a drawn-out process involving extensive inspections and studies.

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  • cows_are_underrated@feddit.orgEnglish
    17·
    15 hours ago

    Oh, fun fact also, conservatives made it illegal to own chickens in my city.

    How the fuck is this possible. Can they really control what the fuck you do in your garden?

    • JokeDeity@lemm.eeEnglish
      17·
      14 hours ago

      Ha ha ha, I am jealous of your naivety. Americans will not shut up about freedom and rights but we actually have lost many basic rights other countries don’t think twice about. That being said, this is specifically a city ordinance, not statewide or national. Not that there’s any shortage of equally mental laws that are across the country.