Turkiye has increased its egg exports to the United States in response to an avian flu outbreak that has severely affected the America poultry sector.
With nearly 150 million birds culled in the US to contain the H5N1 virus and egg prices rising by as much as 95% year-on-year, the demand for eggs has surged, creating an opportunity for the transcontinental country to step in and fill the supply gap.
According to İbrahim Afyon, president of the Egg Producers' Central Association (YUM-BİR), Turkish authorities have approved several companies to export packaged eggs to the US.
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Muhammad Ali Bandial