The United States is showing interest in importing eggs from Lithuania, the daily Verslo Zinios reports. Bird flu in the US has sent egg prices soaring.
According to the head of the Lithuanian Poultry Association Gytis Kauzonas, the US embassy in Warsaw has asked for information on possible exports, and a meeting has been held with the heads of Lithuanian companies.
“We have provided the requested information, but we have not yet received a reply,” Kauzonas told Verslo Zinios.
According to Dmitri Busnev, head of egg producer Lit Egg, the first meeting discussed export needs, but it was premature to talk about an agreement before the deal was done. He said that the Ministry of Agriculture would also have a say on food exports.
Bird flu is on the rise in the US, with a new strain of the virus confirmed in poultry in California at the end of January. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the H5N1 type of avian influenza has been identified in more than 166 million birds. This has pushed egg prices up in the country.
Lithuanian companies have been allowed to export eggs and egg products to the United States since September 2022. (LRT)