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Finland has declined a U.S. request to export eggs amid a severe American shortage caused by bird flu.

The Finnish Poultry Association cited the lack of prior trade agreements and complex regulatory hurdles. Even if exports were possible, Finland’s limited egg production would not significantly impact the U.S. crisis.

Other European nations, including Sweden and Denmark, also face difficulties meeting U.S. demand, while Europe grapples with its own egg shortages.

The U.S. has turned to countries like Turkey and the Netherlands for supplies as bird flu remains a global issue.

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[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Every country should refuse to send eggs to the US.

The only way I would consider it would be if there was a US wide broadcast where the world leader that gives them some has a low-level staffer ask JD Vance if he is going to “say thank you even once”. Trump needs to then tell JD that he has to say thank you because “we don’t have the cards. With them, we start to have cards”.

If they won’t say that on television, put export tariffs on eggs to the US at 500%.

It has to be 500% because 3 times the current price of eggs in Canada is about what they are selling for in the US already.

[–] Dropper_Post@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

WW3 will be caused by shortage of eggs in US and they will invade every country and will take all eggs and hens. Mark my words

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

This reminds of the 90s TV Show Dinosaurs (still an all-time classic) where they had a two parter about war... and what was the cause of the war? Nuts! Literally. War over nuts and their increasing prices and blaming other people for it. So war it is

One of the funniest anti war episodes of all time.

[–] rockettaco37@lemmy.world 156 points 1 day ago (15 children)

This is what happens when you burn all your bridges. I'm American myself and to be brutally honest, I hope most of the free world will continue to refuse requests to export to us.

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The US is no longer a member of the 'free world'. Traveling to US now is just as dangerous as travelling to China.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

At least in China the likelihood of you getting gunned down by either police or some drunkard is significantly lower than US. As for other problem like scam or pickpocket or government overreach for some opinion, you won't ever need to worry if you follow some common sense and common travelling tips. Authoritarian government like CCP treat traveller better than local.

[–] Darkmoon_UK@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Now I might be naive or plain wrong, but I tell you completely honestly, that I would always have been more concerned for my safety travelling to the US than China.

Naturally, one would steer away from discussing politics or behaving in 'concerning' ways in China - for example filming government buildings.

But, I have never felt I'd be in any danger doing average tourist stuff in China. I've been there twice, to more rural parts as it happens, and felt safe: People friendly, no edge.

US on the other hand... I admit I've barely visited to transfer flights, but the idea of being let loose in the US is considerably more challenging for me. Knowing that everyone is potentially armed, that trigger happy police are everywhere, there are high racial tensions, drugged up homeless etc.

This was truly my impression even before Trump was ever a household name.

Is it surprising to Americans that a Brit would genuinely feel that way around about the two countries? I don't know. It doesn't seem controversial to me, but then I read Americans talking about China as though it's some scary place for them.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 1 day ago (10 children)

yeah, it sucks, I wish we had this cheap protein, but, like... americans need to suffer. they need to suffer, and they need to know it's their leader's fault.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They need to know it's their fault. They elected him, either through action or inaction.

Then they need to do some introspection to figure out what the fuck is wrong with them.

But they won't because America doesn't do that. 9/11, for example, had nothing to do with anything America had done.

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[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The suffering is almost a guarantee, but I'm not holding my breath on anyone that doesn't already do so holding Trump accountable for shit.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 325 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Nobody should send us eggs. Nobody should give us anything, given the government we have now

Orangeboi wants transactional, so give him transactional. Hold the US state department over the barrel as long as you can. Hold our feet to the fire. Make the negotiations as torturous and hostile as possible. Squeeze us until you see blood. Get absolutely everything you can out of any “deal” you make with us - it’s the “art of the deal”, after all.

There are huge swaths of Americans and political leadership that now really need to find out, because they’ve been fucking around and ruining things for far too long.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The US is going to be begging for more than just eggs in a few months. California is one of their biggest agricultural states and they have no water; Trump had them empty their reservoirs in an idiotic attempt to fight the wildfires earlier this year. Plus, the whole country is dependent on Canadian potash to fertilize their crops.

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i am fully in support of them not selling us eggs.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 150 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"Okay, but you have to become the 20th province of Finland."

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 56 points 2 days ago (7 children)

I accept Finland's terms. Now that I'm a Finnish citizen, I would like to move to the country proper.

[–] Senseless@feddit.org 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

First you have to learn proper Finnish swearing. For that I suggest "My summer car" on steam. As proof you'll have to get all achievements.

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[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago
[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

trump is going to tariff finland now because "wahh"

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[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

wonder if rapey mc rapist and techno nazi along with their gaggle of dip shit losers invested in poultry and eggs before this.

i mean its not uncommon for rich assholes and their corporate entities to heavily invest in things they know are about skyrocket in price or short smaller out circle businesses they know wont make it if the market craches, especially if they get to control the "soft landing"

even during a recession its possible to make a pyramid sized pile of cash if you bet on the right failure, even more so if you can fix the bet in the first place by forcing its price down.

they literally made a whole movie about this about the 2008 financial crisis.

you may not see it on paper right now, but that doesnt mean corpos arent sifting cash into secret accounts, either directly or on their behalf.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 61 points 2 days ago (3 children)

How about we introduce export tariffs on eggs instead.

[–] DeadNinja@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago

Did you say thanks ? No? Go lay your own...

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 97 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'm sure the Finns aren't exactly keen to take a price hike on eggs to meet a hostile country's needs.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Finnish Poultry Association cited the lack of prior trade agreements and complex regulatory hurdles.

Such an understated way of saying: you started a trade war, now go fsck yourself!

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 53 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

Seems strange to give eggs to a country who talks of just taking over countries left and right.

Maybe rotten eggs would be more suitable.

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[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 61 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Egg prices aren’t high solely because of bird flu. They’re high because of regional monopolies and a price fixing cartel. The largest egg producers are seeing record profits.

I hope it’s clear that I’m not saying bird flu doesn’t exist or affect prices. I’m not much of a conspiracy theorist. But if I had to guess, I’d say it’s 10% bird flu and 90% companies raising prices in unison because they can blame bird flu. If it were just bird flu, the companies would be losing money.

NB: it feels very weird to call them “egg producers” because hens are the actual egg producers. Egg distributors, maybe? In any case, the distributors are doing fine and their only competition in most regions are small, organic farms whose eggs were already $7 a dozen. It’s just the low end of the market that’s gone crazy.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it feels very weird to call them “egg producers”

Chicken pimps?

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[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 69 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If only there were regulations that kept these diseases at bay. Certainly our corporate farms will always spend the money and effort to prevent things themselves though.

[–] tehWrapper@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Not sure if it's true but I read some place that because America has fewer and much larger farms it affects more birds on a farm. In Canada we have smaller (compared to us) size farms and more of them. Meaning a farm losing all its birds does not hit us as hard.

Distributed Birding. 🐔

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[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 59 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Every country should avoid doing business with Trump’s regime because he will screw you over either way.

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 31 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Trump still owes my county from his 2016 campaign. He rented out the fairgrounds for a rally and never paid up.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago
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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 32 points 2 days ago (2 children)

158% increase in egg interceptions

Thank you for the first real lol of the day.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Has anyone offered to sell us eggs at exorbitant prices? Cuz that would be funny as hell.

[–] Darkmoon_UK@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago

Come on now, that's not how you spell eggsorbitant

At $500 an egg, I'm willing to take a return transatlantic flight.

[–] whyalone@lemm.ee 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

This egg trade is insane, not a single euro country could help USA here simply because the us has a 340m+ population and that being said, it would take the entire eu support/ supply in order to meet the demand of the USA

[–] Noizth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 day ago

It would take a sacrifice from EU countries to help an "ally" whose leadership will then threaten them, put more tariffs and make unfair deals when is your turn to request help.

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