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.
Woo! We’re getting eggs AND supporting Ukraine at the same time!
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.
Unwashed eggs don’t need to be refrigerated. I would assume any washing would be done in Canada, as we’re basically the only ones who do it, along with the US.
Why The U.S. Chills Its Eggs And Most Of The World Doesn’t
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So egg washing provides two big benefits - eliminating the need for chickens to be vaccinated and extending their shelf-life. Which brings us back to time-to-market for a poorly regulated product that needs to travel nearly 5000 miles.
The second benefit is only one if you forget that unwashed eggs can be refeigerated as well. In fact, I get my eggs from the farmer the day they got layed and put them in the fridge.
The first benefit is that it’s a tiny bit cheaper to produce, but the savings obviously don’t end up with the customers, as egg prices indicate.
But that still brings us back to the problem of long distance refrigerated delivery.
Farmers living 5000 miles away?
How on earth is chicken farming in an active war zone cheaper than doing it closer to home?
I wasnt replying to any of those statements
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.