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The Trump administration faces a dilemma as skyrocketing egg prices due to bird flu have forced Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to consider emergency imports.

With eggs now averaging $8 per dozen (up from $2.25 last fall), Trump may need to request imports from countries he's recently antagonized—particularly Canada, the largest U.S. egg importer, which Trump has threatened with tariffs and annexation.

Other potential egg suppliers (Netherlands, UK, China) have also faced Trump's recent hostility through tariffs or threats.

Meanwhile, Turkey plans to export 420 million eggs to the U.S., but this represents less than 5% of monthly U.S. production.

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[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

I hope Trudeau tells him to pound sand.

[–] Daisyday@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I dont think USA will be getting eggs because Doug Ford just threatened to cut power that we we supply to the US due to the tariffs going into effect tomorrow.

[–] SabinStargem 10 points 2 weeks ago
[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why doesn't the US just produce more eggs? Hell Trump could even strong arm the existing egg cartel and throw them in jail and nationalize egg production so that it's more resilient (this isn't a complicated concept, it's only not done because it cost more money). If you are going to be a fascist, at least feed your people.

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[–] aarRJaay@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

Stuff that. We should all say "No" and make him go to his handlers in Russia for eggs.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I know where cheap eggs are…

Costco.

Got 2 dozen for $8 last weekend in Colorado (where they have to be cage free chickens). Costco is a pretty good place to shop.

[–] king_tronzington@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm lucky enough to live in a place with a lot of local, organic eggs. $4/dozen at my grocery store

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I never thought I'd be happy to live in an area where chickens vastly outnumber people.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

We could just try not eating any, or at least not so many.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] foggy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If I keep posting this every time there are egg related political news stories, maybe it'll come true?

I put together a little short story about how I would like to see Donald Trump meet his demise. Drowning in eggs:

The Eggsecution.

The once-proud leader, now stripped of title and dignity, stands in the center of the barren, concrete abyss. The abandoned Olympic swimming pool—thirty feet deep, dry as bone—has become their final stage. Above, the gathered masses stretch in every direction, a writhing sea of anticipation.

They do not jeer. They do not boo.

They simply chant.

"Eggs. Eggs. Eggs."

It starts as a murmur, a low thrum of human voices vibrating in unison. Then it grows, swelling into a deafening roar that rattles windows, that shudders in the bones of every person present. A chant as ancient as it is absurd, a single-minded invocation of punishment.

The first egg arcs high overhead, tracing a lazy curve before splattering against the fallen leader’s shoulder. The yolk bursts, oozing down his baggy, ugly, now-useless suit. A streak of yellow, the first of many.

Another egg. Then another.

Then dozens.

The first impacts make them flinch, stagger—hands raised in a futile shield. But soon there are too many to dodge, too many to deflect. They curl inward as the sky rains viscous judgment. The chant never stops.

"Eggs. Eggs. Eggs."

Shells crack. Yolk drips. The scent of sulfur and shame thickens in the stagnant air. It coats their skin, their hair, their pride, turning them into something less than human. Something… egg-like.

At the top of the pit, a child—no older than seven—steps forward. They hold their egg with both hands, cradling it like something precious. Reverent. With a deliberate motion, they lob it downward. It strikes the leader square on the forehead, exploding with an almost musical plap. The crowd erupts into a fresh crescendo of cheers, but the chant never falters.

"Eggs. Eggs. Eggs."

No escape. No reprieve. The pit is smooth concrete, slick now with raw egg and humiliation. They can do nothing but stand there, endure, become part of the ritual.

Somewhere in the throng, a vendor hawks boiled eggs. Another sells cartons to the unprepared. A man in a chicken suit waves encouragingly at the crowd.

The night wears on, but the spectacle does not end.

It cannot end.

Not until the last egg is thrown. Not until the last voice is hoarse.

Not until the world is rid of this one, failed leader, broken not by swords or exile, but by the inescapable weight of public yolk and scorn.

"Eggs. Eggs. Eggs."

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[–] mtchristo@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Does anyone know what's happening to the tariffs ?

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Literally no one. Not even the fuck-wit-in-chief has any idea at this moment.

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[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh cool, tarrif eggs... That will most certainly drive the costs down!

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