Until now, the U.S. was the only country allowed to export eggs to Canada. Decreasing stocks in the U.S. has prompted Canada to add Ukraine to the list.
Until now, the U.S. was the only country allowed to export eggs to Canada. Decreasing stocks in the U.S. has prompted Canada to add Ukraine to the list.
I have to wonder at the price of eggs, such that refrigerating and shipping them across an entire hemisphere is economically feasible. Wouldn’t it make more sense to sell Ukrainian eggs in, like, Poland or Romania or Germany? And then sell Polish/Romanian/German eggs westward from there?
This seems less like “supporting Ukraine” and more like “spending a fortune on bulk shipping to avoid dealing with bird flu at home.”
Canada doesn’t really have the same kind of massive factory farming practices that the US does, and the bird flu problem is already far more contained. I think this is mostly a show of support for Ukraine kind of thing.
Because Polish farmers are bitching about Ukrainian imports into Poland decreasing local prices
This appears to be the real hurdle to Ukrainian economic relief. We could be raising the standard of living across the entire region, rather than pitting Polish and Ukrainian farmers against one another in a free market squeeze.
That’s true. But maybe they transform them before shipping them? Like powdered eggs or things like that?
Would definitely make more sense, from a transport perspective.