The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt, seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery stores to hit record highs.

Feathers on eggs at the supermarket. It is common in parts of Europe, for example, for consumers to buy eggs that still have feathers and chicken poop stuck to them.

Feathers on eggs at the supermarket. It is common in parts of Europe, for example, for consumers to buy eggs that still have feathers and chicken poop stuck to them.

Disputes about tariffs aside, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent a request to European egg associations at the end of February, entreating them to send eggs to the US.

The US is on an egg hunt in Europe to ease prices at home. A farmer displays eggs from his chicken in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Credit: AP/Michael Probst.

SCHOENEICHE, Germany (AP) — The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt, seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery ...

US on egg hunt in Europe to ease prices at home. Published: Mar. 28, 2025, 11:52 a.m. A farmer displays eggs from his chickens in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

Europe’s own production problems. U.S. officials also tried to sound out farmers in northern Italy’s Veneto region for emergency egg supplies, according to Coldiretti, the main Italian ...

The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt, seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery stores to hit record highs. Germany, ...

Feathers on eggs at the supermarket. It is common in parts of Europe, for example, for consumers to buy eggs that still have feathers and chicken poop stuck to them.