This is why Canada has plenty of eggs — and the U.S. doesn't

Why has the US asked Germany to send more eggs?

The US has asked its allies, including Germany, to send as many eggs as they can and that's despite the looming threat of escalating tariffs on European imports. But does Germany have its own egg problem?

In order to increase the supply of eggs in the US, the Americans leave the trade conflict out. In several European countries, they ask for exports.

In the USA the eggs are currently scarce. In spite of trade conflict, the Americans therefore resort to unusual means. Also in Germany.

American embassies in Europe, including the one in the Netherlands, have been asked by the US government to search for eggs. Bird flu has made eggs in the US scarce and expensive. The Dutch egg trade says it cannot solve the American problem.

This is why Canada has plenty of eggs — and the U.S. doesn't

While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.

Trump is trying to find a solution to the shortage of eggs caused by avian influenza. ...